---
name: "jmon"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jmon"
version: "0.3.1-7"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jmon"
---

# jmon(1)

jMon distributed resource monitor client

## NAME

jmon - jMon distributed resource monitor client

## SYNOPSIS

**jmon** \[**-f** *rcfile* \]\

## DESCRIPTION

**jmon** is the client part of the jMon Distributed Resource Monitor. The **jmon** client creates a TCP/IP connection to the [**jmond**(8)](/jmond/8.md) daemon  running on each of the hosts that are to be monitored.

The client displays CPU, memory and swap usage on the host machines. The amount  of resources consumed is displayed as a horizontal bar, ranging between 0% and  100%. Where the terminal is capable of colour, a load between 0% and 33% is  indicated in green, 33% to 66% in yellow, and 66%+ in red.

With a long list of hosts on display, it is possible to scroll through the list using the cursor keys, or simply resize the window in X.

## OPTIONS

- **-f** *rcfile*

  This parameter specifies the **rcfile** to be used. This parameter is optional, with the default being **.jmonrc** in the user's home directory, or failing that, **/etc/jmonrc**.

## CONFIGURATION FILE

The configuration file is a text file with the following format:\
\
        hostname     port\

The hostname and port are space delimited, with multiple hosts specified on separate lines, e.g.:\
\
        wintermute.dsp.sun.ac.za      7777\
        saiph.dsp.sun.ac.za           7777\

By default the configuration is read from **$HOME/.jmonrc** or  **/etc/jmonrc** if the first does not exist. It is possible to specify an alternative rcfile, using the **-f** parameter.

## FILES

/usr/bin/jmon\
 $HOME/.jmonrc

## NOTES

jmon does NOT support comments in the files above.

## AUTHOR

Jaco Breitenbach \<jjb@dsp.sun.ac.za\>

## SEE ALSO

[**jmond**(8)](/jmond/8.md)