btop -c ~/.config/btop/btop.conf

Category: Monitoring & Observability

btop -c ~/.config/btop/btop.conf

Start btop with a specific config file

Tells btop to read its configuration from the given path instead of the default ~/.config/btop/btop.conf. Useful for shipping a team-standard layout or testing theme changes without touching your real config. Generate a fresh default file with btop --default-config.
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