xload is a graphical computer program in Unix which opens up a small window which begins to display a periodic update of a histogram of the average system load. By default it updates every 10 seconds, but that can be changed.

Options
* -hl color: Sets the color of the scale lines in the histogram.
* -jumpscroll pixels: Sets the number of pixels to offset when the graph reaches the right edge of the window.
* -label string: Specifies the string to put as the label above the load average.
* -lights n: Displays the load average with keyboard LEDs.
* -nolabel: Displays no label above the load graph.
* scale integer: Sets the minimum number of tick marks in the histogram.
* -update seconds: Returns new information every seconds.