slurm is a Linux network utility to monitor your network traffic in real time. It is similar to utilities like NetHogs or iftop and provides device statistics.
slurm supports 3 different ascii graphs and operates without any privileges. It also supports ascii themes.
Installation
To install slurm on Ubuntu, run:
$ sudo apt-get install slurm
Usage
To monitor network on wlan0, run:
$ slurm -i wlan0
Available options:
-h Print usage information and quit. -H add hostname to title -c start slurm with classic/combined graph -s start slurm in split graph mode -l start slurm in large split graph mode -z virtually zero traffic counters instead of showing values stored in kernel -d delay delay between screen updates in milliseconds (1000 = once per second) -i interface select interface to monitor (required)
Keyboard shortcuts:
c switch to classic mode s switch to split graph mode l switch to large graph mode L enable TX/RX led m switch between classic, split and large view z zero counters r redraw screen q quit slurm
Rating
Features: 3.5/5
Usability: 4/5
On GitHub: slurm
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