All the output customization that is done during the interactive mode is lost the moment you exit the tool. You do have the option of exporting the output configuration to a file and re-importing the configuration to avoid spending time customizing the column output again.
Exporting and importing esxtop configurations
How to do it...
To export the esxtop configuration to a file, first launch esxtop, customize the output as required, hit the W key by shifting to uppercase, specify a directory path to save the configuration file, and then hit Enter, as demonstrated in the following screenshot:

In the previous example, we have created the esxtopcfg file. In subsequent attempts, you can initiate esxtop with the custom template...