Command-line tool

zeek

brew/zeek

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Network security 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 zeek

Linux

brew install zeek

Analyze live traffic from a network interface

sudo zeek --iface interface

Analyze live traffic from a network interface and load custom scripts

sudo zeek --iface interface script1 script2 ...

Analyze live traffic from a network interface, without loading any scripts

sudo zeek --bare-mode --iface interface

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