| # nload |
| **Real time network traffic monitor for the text console** |
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| ## Introduction |
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| nload is a console application which monitors network traffic and bandwidth |
| usage in real time. It visualizes the in- and outgoing traffic using two |
| graphs and provides additional info like total amount of transfered data and |
| min/max network usage. |
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| ## Installing / Compiling nload |
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| If you downloaded a snapshot from GitHub, you need to install automake and run `./run_autotools`. |
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| Compiling is done by running `./configure && make`. |
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| To install nload, you have to be root: `sudo make install`. |
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| You can find more detailed information in the file INSTALL in this directory. |
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| ## Using nload |
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| To learn about the command line switches and the usage of nload in general, |
| simply run `nload --help`. Alternatively, there is a man page available by |
| typing `man nload`. |
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| ## Uninstalling nload |
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| If you want to uninstall nload run `make uninstall` in the build directory. |
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| ## Getting help |
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| If you have problems with compiling, installing or using nload, mail me |
| at <feedback@roland-riegel.de>. |
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| ## Copyright / License |
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| Copyright (C) 2001 - 2018 by Roland Riegel (<feedback@roland-riegel.de>) |
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| This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
| it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by |
| the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or |
| (at your option) any later version. |
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| This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
| but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
| MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
| GNU General Public License for more details. |
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| You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License |
| along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software |
| Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. |