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The command nvidia-smi dmon is used to monitor the performance metrics of NVIDIA GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) in real-time. It provides information about various GPU usage and performance statistics.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

• nvidia-smi: It refers to the NVIDIA System Management Interface command-line utility. It allows users to manage and monitor NVIDIA GPUs on a system.

• dmon: It is a flag or argument provided to the nvidia-smi command. The dmon flag stands for "device monitor" and is used to specifically display GPU device monitoring information.

When executed together, nvidia-smi dmon will invoke the device monitor functionality of the nvidia-smi utility and present real-time monitoring information regarding GPU usage and performance metrics, such as GPU temperature, memory usage, power usage, GPU clock speeds, and utilization percentages for different GPU components.