sysmon

A lightweight Linux CLI system monitor + logger that prints CPU usage, RAM usage, and disk usage at a configurable interval.

Features

• Displays **CPU %, RAM used/total, Disk used/total
• Configurable update interval
• Optional logging to a file
• Color output (can be disabled)

Requirements

• Linux (tested on Linux Mint / Ubuntu)
• Python 3

Usage

1. Download (clone) the repository ```bash git clone https://github.com/apop274/sysmon.git

2. Enter the project folder: cd sysmon

3. Run it (you can stop any time with Ctrl+C):

   Prints one line every 2 seconds until you stop it: python3 sysmon.py

   Print 10 updates then exit: python3 sysmon.py --count 10

   Print once every 10 seconds: python3 sysmon.py --interval 10

   Log output to a file (logs 50 updates to stats.log): python3 sysmon.py --interval 2 --count 50 --log stats.log

   Log forever: python3 sysmon.py --log stats.log

   Check disk usage for a specific path a print 10 updates: python3 sysmon.py --disk-path /home --count 10

   Diable ANSI colors: python3 sysmon.py --no-color --count 10

   Combining multiple flags (typical usage): python3 sysmon.py --interval 2 --count 30 --log stats.log --disk-path /