bmon
A command-line bandwidth monitor and rate estimator with interactive curses UI and programmable text output.
What is bmon?
bmon is a bandwidth monitor and rate estimator tool that captures and displays networking statistics in real-time. It provides both an interactive curses-based user interface and a programmable text output for scripting, helping users visualize and analyze network traffic across interfaces.
System administrators, network engineers, and developers who need to monitor and debug network performance on Unix-like systems.
bmon offers a lightweight, command-line alternative to heavier network monitoring suites, with a focus on real-time visualization and scriptable output for automation.
Overview
bandwidth monitor and rate estimator
Use Cases
Best For
- Real-time monitoring of network interface bandwidth usage
- Debugging network performance issues on servers
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