1bwbar(8)                    System Manager's Manual                   bwbar(8)
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NAME

6       bwbar  -  create  a  textual and graphical readout of current bandwidth
7       usage
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SYNOPSIS

11       bwbar [ --input|-i ] [ --output|-o ] [  --directory|-d  directory  ]  [
12       --text-file|-t  file ] [ --png-file|-p file ] [ --interval|-t seconds ]
13       [ --width|-x pixels ] [ --height|-y pixels ] [ --border|-b pixels  ]  [
14       --kbps|-k  ]  [  --Mbps|-M ] [ --Gbps|-G ] [ --help|-h ] interface max-
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DESCRIPTION

19       This manual page briefly documents the bwbar program.
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21       bwbar is a simple daemon which creatse a readout of  current  bandwidth
22       usage, generally for inclusion on a webpage. The output appearin both a
23       text file and a PNG format bargraph in the specified output  directory,
24       and  is based on data gathered from the specified device and the speci‐
25       fied maximum bandwidth.
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OPTIONS

29       --input|-i
30              Measure the input bandwidth
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32       --output|-o
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35       --directory|-d
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38       --text-file|-f
39              Specify the name of the  text-format  ouput  file  (defaults  to
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43              Specify  the  name  of  the  PNG-format output file (defaults to
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46       --interval|-t
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49       --width|-x
50              Set the width of the graphical bar (defaults to 600 pixels)
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52       --height|-y
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55       --border|-b
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58       --kbps|-k
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67       --Daemon|-D
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70       --help|-h
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AUTHOR

75       bwbar was written by Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>.
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77       This manual page was prepared by  Nick  Rusnov  <nickrusnov@debian.org>
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82Bandwidth Bar                    Feb. 7, 2002                         bwbar(8)
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