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Basic Mode

Basic mode is a special layout that removes all of the graphs and provides an interface that resembles (a very stripped-down version of) htop.

Basic mode can be enabled either through a command line flag:

btm -b

# or

btm --basic

or through the config:

[flags]
basic = true

Notes

In this mode, widgets that use tables (temperatures, processes, disks, and batteries) are only shown one at a time. One can switch between these widgets either by clicking the arrow buttons or by using the general widget selection shortcuts (for example, ++ctrl+left++ or ++H++) to switch which widget is shown.

Also note that in this mode, widget expansion and custom layouts are disabled.

Key bindings

Basic mode follows the same key bindings as normal, barring widget expansion being disabled, and that the ++"%"++ key while selecting the memory widget toggles between total usage and percentage.