Htop Launch, Install, and Startup Flags/Set update delay in tenths of a second

Control refresh cadence from the command line.

Section: Install and start

Set update delay in tenths of a second

bash
bash
htop -d 20
Explanation

A value of 20 refreshes about every 2 seconds.

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