Nick Janetakis • 4/21/2026

Combine Tmux, btop and a GPU Monitoring Tool for System Monitoring

This article provides a detailed guide on creating a system monitoring dashboard using Tmux, btop, and GPU monitoring tools (like nvtop, amdgpu_top, nvidia-smi, intel_gpu_top) in Linux. It explains how to programmatically set up a Tmux session or window that splits btop and a GPU tool for at-a-glance system health. The script automatically detects available GPU tools and falls back gracefully. The article includes a demo video and covers both global hotkey and terminal launch methods.

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#tmux #Bash Scripting #Btop