LinuxCommandLibrary

netop

Terminal network traffic monitor using BPF

TLDR

Monitor all network traffic
$ sudo netop
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Monitor a specific interface
$ sudo netop -n [eth0]
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SYNOPSIS

netop [options]

DESCRIPTION

netop is a terminal-based network traffic monitor that uses BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) to capture and display network activity. It provides a TUI showing real-time network topology and traffic statistics with customizable filter rules.

PARAMETERS

-n INTERFACE

Specify the network interface to monitor.

CAVEATS

Requires root privileges for packet capture. BPF support must be available on the system.

HISTORY

netop was created by ZingerLittleBee and is written in Rust.

SEE ALSO

tcpdump(8), iftop(8), nethogs(8)

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