---
name: "dzen2-gcpubar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dzen2"
version: "0.9.5+git20130923.488ab66-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dzen2-gcpubar"
---

# dzen2-gcpubar(1)

graphical CPU usage meter

## NAME

dzen2-gcpubar - graphical CPU usage meter

## SYNOPSIS

**dzen2-gcpubar** \[-i *interval*\] \[-c *count*\] \[-fg *color*\] \[-bg *color*\] \[-w *pixel*\] \[-h *pixel*\] \[-nonl\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gcpubar** is a CPU utilization meter for Linux. It relies on the existence of the /proc/stat file and generates fully graphical meters viewable with dzen.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-i**

  Update interval in seconds (default 1). You can use positive values less than 1 for intervals shorter than 1 second.

- **-c**

  Terminate after displaying argument to this option (default infinite).

- **-fg**

  Foreground color

- **-bg**

  Background color

- **-w**

  Width in piwels

- **-h**

  Height in pixels

- **-nonl**

  No new line, don't put '\\n' at the end of the bar (default: do print '\\n')

## AUTHOR

**gcpubar** was written by Robert Manea.

This manual page was written by bertagaz \<bertagaz@ptitcanardnoir.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

[**dzen2**(1)](/dzen2/1.md), [**dzen2-dbar**(1)](/dzen2-dbar/1.md), [**dzen2-gdbar**(1)](/dzen2-gdbar/1.md), and [**dzen2-textwidth**(1)](/dzen2-textwidth/1.md).