Command-line tool

vnstat

brew/vnstat

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Console-based network traffic monitor

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install vnstat

Linux

brew install vnstat

Display traffic summary for all interfaces

vnstat

Display traffic summary for a specific network interface

vnstat -i network_interface

Display live stats for a specific network interface

vnstat -l -i network_interface

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