Reference

CLI options

daemonitor-cli is the standalone terminal monitor. It shares the desktop app’s core runtime, SQLite database, and retention settings.

brew tap cdsap/tap
brew install daemonitor-cli
daemonitor-cli --help

Also available as daemonitor-cli-*.zip on GitHub Releases (requires JDK 21).

Flags

Option	What it does
`-h`, `--help`	Print usage and exit.
`-v`, `--version`	Print the Daemonitor version and exit.
`--plain`	Disable colors and terminal screen clearing. Prefer this when redirecting output or using a limited terminal.
`--no-color`	Alias for `--plain`.
`--collect-only`	Collect and persist samples without rendering the live table. Useful for background collection.
`--db PATH`	Use this SQLite database file instead of the default app data location.
`--poll-interval SECONDS`	How often to poll processes. Default: `2`.
`--retention DAYS`	How long to retain history (1–90 days). Matches the desktop Settings retention window.

Press q to quit the interactive monitor.
Over SSH, allocate a TTY: ssh -t host daemonitor-cli.
First-poll CPU shows sampling placeholders until a delta exists; 0% means idle afterward.
Live heap shows n/a for wrappers and test workers; daemons are probed when Attach/JMX succeeds.