iftop - display bandwidth usage on an interface by host


Synopsis: iftop -h | [-npbBP] [-i interface] [-f filter code] [-N net/mask]

   -h                  display this message
   -n                  don't do hostname lookups
   -N                  don't convert port numbers to services
   -p                  run in promiscuous mode (show traffic between other
                       hosts on the same network segment)
   -b                  don't display a bar graph of traffic
   -B                  Display bandwidth in bytes
   -i interface        listen on named interface
   -f filter code      use filter code to select packets to count
                       (default: none, but only IP packets are counted)
   -F net/mask         show traffic flows in/out of network
   -P                  show ports as well as hosts
   -m limit            sets the upper limit for the bandwidth scale
   -c config file      specifies an alternative configuration file
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Display is in 2, 10, and 40 seconds

Toggles
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n,N     DNS, Port resolution
s,d     Address source/destination address
S,D     Port source/destination address
t       Display type (cycle 4 modes)
b       Bar graph toggle
p       Pause display
j,k     Scroll display
1,2,3   Column to sort
<,>     Source/Destination sort
f       Filter
l       Display filter regex


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