iftop
brew install iftop
v1.0pre4
GPL-2.0-or-later
Display an interface's bandwidth usage
314
30-day installs · #2185
956
90-day · #2254
4.8k
365-day · #1965
Links
- https://pdw.ex-parrot.com/iftop/
- Brew formula source: Formula/i/iftop.rb
Caveats
iftop requires root privileges so you will need to run `sudo iftop`. You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges.
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