netload(1)

📦 version 1.2, in debian bookworm, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 netload(1) — the network device load monitor 💖

okay bestie, so this is a General Commands Manual page, section 1, and it's literally all about netload, the cutest little network device load monitor. pull up a chair, we're doing this 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

netload — Network device load monitor

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

netload device [-t <secs>]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea: netload displays the load on an interface without using the interface. like, it's not out here poking your NIC and stressing it out — no ma'am. netload simply accesses kernel statistics. iconic behaviour, honestly.

netload uses ncurses to display the information, and it uses a gauge to show the network load. it shows the absolute load, the relative load, and other statistics, plus the maximum load on the system so far. it's giving dashboard, it's giving data, we love to see it 💅

Interface is the name of your NIC, ppp, etc., exactly as shown in ifconfig. typical names are "ppp0", "eth0" or "lo" (the last one is for localhost, iykyk).

🎀 CONFIGURATION 🎀

the netload file $HOME/.netloadrc lets you add any number of network interfaces, modify the alarm settings, and your email preferences. yes bestie, email preferences. it's multi-talented.

the first time that netload is run, it generates $HOME/.netloadrc, which you should then change to fit your preferences. it's like it made you a lil starter pack and now you gotta make it yours ✨

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -t refresh-interval — the -t flag reprensents the refresh rate of the application. the default is 1 second. (and yes, the original says "reprensents" — we keep the facts exactly as they are, no cap 🙈)

🔥 EXAMPLES 🔥

netload eth0

💜 FILES 💜

  • ~/.netloadrc — per user configuration file

⭐ LICENSE ⭐

you may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

Luis Falcon (lfalcon@thymbra.com)

and that's the whole vibe check, bestie — this lil page came from USER COMMANDS, dated November 1996, and it's the netload(1) manpage through and through. go forth and monitor your interfaces, you absolute main character 🌈💖

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