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nethogs

NetHogs is a lightweight Linux console utility that monitors network bandwidth usage grouped by process rather than by protocol or subnet.

★ 3.7KGPL-2.0v0.9.0C++System Monitoring

INSTALLATION

$ apt-get install nethogs
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DESCRIPTION

NetHogs is a small, open-source console tool for Linux that groups network bandwidth usage by process rather than by protocol or subnet. By inspecting the /proc filesystem and capturing traffic via libpcap, it provides a real-time "net top" dashboard. This makes it straightforward to instantly identify which specific application or program is consuming your network bandwidth.

DETAILS

Repository
raboof/nethogs (2026-07-23)
Author
raboof
License
GPL-2.0
Category
System Monitoring
Language
C++
Platforms
Linux, macOS
Version
v0.9.0 (2026-07-11)
Repo Age
13 years old

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