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vnstat — A console-based network traffic monitor. More information: <https://manned.org/vnstat>.

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Problem

How to use the vnstat command: A console-based network traffic monitor. More information: <https://manned.org/vnstat>.

Solution

vnstat — A console-based network traffic monitor. More information: <https://manned.org/vnstat>.

Display traffic summary for all interfaces:
vnstat


Display traffic summary for a specific network interface:
vnstat {{[-i|--iface]}} {{network_interface}}


Display live stats for a specific network interface:
vnstat {{[-l|--live]}} {{[-i|--iface]}} {{network_interface}}


Show traffic statistics on an hourly basis for the last 24 hours using a bar graph:
vnstat {{[-hg|--hoursgraph]}}


Measure and show average traffic for 30 seconds:
vnstat {{[-tr|--traffic]}} {{30}}

Code Snippets

Display traffic summary for all interfaces

vnstat

Display traffic summary for a specific network interface

vnstat {{[-i|--iface]}} {{network_interface}}

Display live stats for a specific network interface

vnstat {{[-l|--live]}} {{[-i|--iface]}} {{network_interface}}

Show traffic statistics on an hourly basis for the last 24 hours using a bar graph

vnstat {{[-hg|--hoursgraph]}}

Measure and show average traffic for 30 seconds

vnstat {{[-tr|--traffic]}} {{30}}

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tldr-pages: linux/vnstat

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