bmon – Bandwidth Monitor

bmon is a portable bandwidth monitor and rate estimator that captures network statistics and displays...

Networking Tools Linux Open Source

bmon is a portable bandwidth monitor and rate estimator that captures network statistics and displays them in a human-friendly format. With both a curses-based interface and HTML output, it provides real-time monitoring of network interfaces with detailed traffic statistics.

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Key Features

  • Real-Time Graphs – Visual bandwidth representation
  • Multiple Interfaces – Monitor all network interfaces
  • Detailed Statistics – Packets, bytes, errors, drops
  • Programmable Output – ASCII or HTML reports

Installation

sudo apt install bmon    # Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dnf install bmon    # Fedora/RHEL

Basic Usage

# Start interactive mode
bmon

# Show specific interface
bmon -p eth0

# Policy-based output
bmon -o ascii

# HTML output
bmon -o format:html > report.html

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