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I'm trying to process 'top' output to set CPU performance data. When I just grep the output it is colorized:

or

The numbers are bold, and it adds a lot of unnecessary data to the output:

I tried to strip the color codes answer but it does not work. I want to avoid other much more complex answers in that question for sake of performance.

I've tried to disable colors by switching term mode but no luck:

So how can I disable the color output?

PS: I found how to get data: I can awk only numbers then it works, but still wonder if there is any way to disable color here.

Here's one way to disable colored output in top:

Step 1: Run top

Step 2: Press the z key to toggle the color mode

Step 3: Press the W key to save the new setting

For reference, look at the top man page, specifically Section 4: Interactive Commands. There you will find the following descriptions of these two interactive commands:

W :Write-the-Configuration-File
 This will save all of your options and toggles plus the
 current display mode and delay time. By issuing this command
 just before quitting top, you will be able restart later in
 exactly that same state.

z :Color/Monochrome toggle
 Switches the `current' window between your last used color
 scheme and the older form of black-on-white or white-on-black.
 This command will alter both the summary area and task area
 but does not affect the state of the `x', `y' or `b' toggles.

Also see these related posts:

• Set default color for top




• Setting the TOPCOLORS environment variable