---
name: "xrestop"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xrestop"
version: "0.6-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xrestop"
---

# xrestop(1)

monitor server resources used by X11 clients

## NAME

xrestop - monitor server resources used by X11 clients

## SYNOPSIS

**xrestop --help**\
 **xrestop** \[ **--display** display \] \[ **--batch** \] \[ **--delay-time** seconds \] \[ **--max-samples** count \]

## DESCRIPTION

Xrestop uses the X-Resource extension to provide 'top'-like statistics of  each connected X11 client's server-side resource usage.  It is intended  as a developer tool to aid more efficient server resource usage and  debug server-side resource leakage.

## OPTIONS

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

  Show usage and exit.

- **--version**, **-V**

  Print version and exit.

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

  Specify X11 display to monitor.

- **--delay-time, -t** \<seconds\>

  Time in seconds between taking samples. Default is 2 seconds.

- **--batch, -b**

  Run in batch mode. Slightly more detailed information is streamed to  stdout rather than the usual curses interface. This mode is intended for debugging a single client with something like \
  \
     xrestop -b \| grep -A 15 appname

- **--max-samples, -m** \<count\>

  Specify number of times to gather and display results. Default is continuous, which can be set with 0 (zero).\

## SEE ALSO

[**X**(7)](/X/7.md), [**top**(1)](/top/1.md)**.**

## BUGS

The X-Resource extension may not be 100% accurate.

## AUTHOR

**xrestop** was written by Matthew Allum \<mallum@handhelds.org\>.