---
name: "scaphandre-json"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "scaphandre"
version: "1.0.2-4+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scaphandre-json"
---

# scaphandre-json(1)

Write the metrics in the JSON format to a file or to stdout

## NAME

scaphandre json - Write the metrics in the JSON format to a file or to stdout

## SYNOPSIS

**scaphandre** *json* \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Write the metrics in the JSON format to a file or to stdout

## OPTIONS

**-t**, **--timeout** \<TIMEOUT\>

-

  Maximum time spent measuring, in seconds. If unspecified, runs forever

**-s**, **--step** \<SECONDS\>

-

  Interval between two measurements, in seconds \[default: 2\]

**--step-nano** \<NANOSECS\>

-

  Additional step duration in \_nano\_ seconds. This is added to \`step\` to get the final duration \[default: 0\]

**--max-top-consumers** \<MAX\_TOP\_CONSUMERS\>

-

  Maximum number of processes to watch \[default: 10\]

**-f**, **--file** \<FILE\>

-

  Destination file for the report (if absent, print the report to stdout)

**--containers**

-

  Monitor and apply labels for processes running as containers

**--process-regex** \<PROCESS\_REGEX\>

-

  Filter processes based on regular expressions (example: 'scaph\\\\w\\\\w.e')

**--container-regex** \<CONTAINER\_REGEX\>

-

  Filter containers based on regular expressions

**--resources**

-

  Monitor and incude CPU, RAM and Disk usage per process

**-h**, **--help**

-

  Print help