# budget

Resource limits for desktop apps and terminal workloads. Requires Linux, cgroup v2, a systemd user session, and Go 1.26+.

Copy `profiles.example.toml` to `~/.config/budget/profiles.toml` and edit limits, app IDs, and terminal prefixes.

| Action                         | Command                          |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------- |
| Install and apply              | `./install.sh`                   |
| Apply configuration edits      | `budget apply`                   |
| Show configuration             | `budget status`                  |
| Launch with a profile          | `budget run compute -- COMMAND`  |
| Override a running app or unit | `budget set unrestricted TARGET` |
| Test                           | `go test -race ./...`            |
| Lint                           | `golangci-lint run`              |