---
name: "wmcpuload"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wmcpuload"
version: "1.1.1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wmcpuload"
---

# wmcpuload(1)

A dockapp to display CPU usage

## NAME

wmcpuload - A dockapp to display CPU usage

## SYNOPSIS

**wmcpuload \[options\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **wmcpuload** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.

**WMCPULoad** is a dockapp that is supported by X window managers such as Window Maker, AfterStep, BlackBox, and Enlightenment. It displays the current CPU usage, expressed as a percentile and a chart, and has an LCD look-alike user interface. The back-light may be turned on/off by clicking the mouse button over the application. If the CPU usage hits a certain threshold, an alarm-mode will alert you by turning on back-light.

## OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-d, --display \<string\>**

  Attempt to open a window on the named X display. In the absence of  this option, the  display  specified  by the **DISPLAY** environment variable is used.

- **-t, --title \<string\>**

  specify title name

- **-bl, --backlight**

  turn on back-light.

- **-lc, --light-color \<color\>**

  back-light color (rgb:6E/C6/3B is default)

- **-i, --interval \<number\>**

  number of secs between updates (1 is default)

- **-c, --cpu \<number\> (GNU/Linux / IRIX)**

  CPU number to monitor (Counting starts with 0).

- **-n, --ignore-nice (GNU/Linux / FreeBSD / OpenBSD / NetBSD)**

  ignore a nice value

- **-h, --help**

  show help text and exit

- **-v, --version**

  show program version and exit

- **-w, --windowed**

  run the application in windowed mode

- **-wp, --windowed-withpanel**

  run the application in windowed mode with background panel

- **-bw, --broken-wm**

  activate broken window manager fix

- **-a, --alarm \<percentage\>**

  activate alarm mode. \<percentage\> is threshold of percentage from 0 to 100.(90 is default)

## AUTHOR

WMCPULoad was written by Seiichi SATO \<ssato@sh.rim.or.jp\>.

This manual page was written by Gordon Fraser \<gordon@freakzone.net\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).