bmon

Interface bandwidth monitor

Runs as bmon|macOS, Linux|github.com

Command form

ai-draft · 1 task · 9 fields

Start bmon with common display, interval and module options. Module-specific settings go inside the input/output module strings.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui bmon

Monitor bandwidthExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Interface policy

string

Show bits per second

--use-bit

Read interval (seconds)

number

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Monitor in bits per second

policyuse_bitread_interval

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Interface policy

Which interfaces to show, for example a comma-separated list of names.
string

--policy-p

Show bits per second

boolean

--use-bit-b

Use SI units (1 KB = 1000 bytes)

boolean

--use-si-U

Read interval (seconds)

number

--read-interval-r

Rate interval (seconds)

number

--rate-interval-R

Element lifetime (seconds)

number

--lifetime-L

Input modules

string

--input-inetlinkproc

Output modules

string

-ocursesascii

Config file

path

--configfile-f

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

-i, --input=MODULE[:OPTIONS][,MODULE...] -o, --outputMODULE[:OPTIONS][,MODULE...] -U, --use-si -f, --configfile=FILE -p, --policy=POLICY -r, --read-interval=FLOAT -R, --rate-interval=FLOAT -b, --use-bit -L, --lifetime=FLOAT

manualbookworm

manpages.debian.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed bmon against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.