cbm(1)

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version 0.4 · 2 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 cbm(1) — display in real time the network traffic speed 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the cbm manual page, section 1, and no you're not dreaming, this is genuinely just the cutest little bandwidth meter ever 💅

✨ NAME ✨

cbm — display in real time the network traffic speed 🌈

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

cbm [--help] [--version]

like… that's it. that's the whole thing. iconic. 👑

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Color Bandwidth Meter (aka CBM, aka your new fave) displays the current traffic on all network devices. all of them. every single one. she's thorough like that 💖

This program is so simple that it should be self-explanatory. fr fr, no notes, it just works ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --help — Display some help and exit. (she's helpful, she's polite, she leaves 🫶)
  • --version — Display version information and exit. (just the deets, then she's out 💅)

🧚 INTERACTIVE CONTROL 🧚

cbm can be controlled with the following keys — lowkey the best part, it's giving main character energy:

  • Up/Down — Select an interface to show details about. 👀
  • q — Exit from the program. (say bye bestie 😭)
  • b — Switch between bits per second and bytes per second. (the classic b vs B situation, iykyk)
  • + — Increase the update delay by 100ms.
  • - — Decrease the update delay by 100ms.

👑 AUTHOR 👑

cbm was originally developed by Aaron Isotton <aaron@isotton.com>. You may use it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2. The original website was http://www.isotton.com/utils/cbm/ 🌐

Currently, source code and newer versions are available at https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/cbm — go star her, she deserves it ⭐

This manpage was written by Aaron Isotton and updated by Joao Eriberto Mota Filho. two absolute legends, we stan 🫶

💀 real talk though: everything above is exactly as written in the original, we just gave it the glow-up it deserved. no cap.

and that's a wrap, bestie — this gorgeous page is cbm-0.4, dated 26 Mar 2025, and she ate and left no crumbs 💅✨🎀

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