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kmon

Linux kernel manager and activity monitor

TLDR

Launch the kernel module manager
$ kmon
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Set the refresh rate in milliseconds
$ kmon -t [ms]
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Set the main color
$ kmon -c [color]
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Launch with Unicode block titles
$ kmon -u
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Launch with reversed module list
$ kmon -r
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SYNOPSIS

kmon [options]

DESCRIPTION

kmon provides a text-based user interface for managing Linux kernel modules and monitoring kernel activities. It supports loading, unloading, blacklisting, and displaying information about kernel modules, all from an interactive terminal interface.The TUI displays kernel activities in real time and provides navigation through loaded modules with detailed information about each one.

PARAMETERS

-t, --tickrate MS

Set the refresh rate of the terminal UI in milliseconds.
-c, --color COLOR
Set the main color [default: darkgray]. Supported: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, gray, darkgray, lightred, lightgreen, lightyellow, lightblue, lightmagenta, lightcyan, white, or a hex value.
-a, --accent-color COLOR
Set the accent color [default: white].
-r, --reverse
Reverse the kernel module list.
-u, --unicode
Show Unicode symbols for the block titles.
-E, --regex
Interpret the module search query as a regular expression.

CAVEATS

Requires root privileges for loading and unloading kernel modules. Only works on Linux systems.

HISTORY

kmon was created by Orhun Parmaksız (orhun) and is written in Rust. It aims to be a standard tool for Linux kernel management while supporting most Linux distributions.

SEE ALSO

lsmod(8), modprobe(8), modinfo(8)

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