NAME

       bpfmon - BPF based visual packet rate monitor

SYNOPSIS

       bpfmon

       bpfmon [-autzvIiLlnNh] <device> '<bpf_filter_code>'

       bpfmon [-autzvIiLlnNh] iptables '[<table>] <chain> <rulenum>'

       bpfmon [-autzvIiLlnNh] iptables [select]

DESCRIPTION

       bpfmon (like tcpdump) uses BPF filter to select packets that match the filter.  While with
       tcpdump it is easy to see what packets match the filter, bpfmon shows  how  much  are  the
       matches packets in terms of bytes per second and packets per second.

       bpfmon  displays  the information in pseudo-graphical text interface, developed for modern
       terminals, but it also supports pure ASCII display.

       In addition, bpfmon allows instead of monitoring packets matching a BPF filter to get  its
       data from an iptables rule (on Linux systems).

       In interactive mode, there are hot keys to display help or modify the mode of operation.

       Without any arguments, bpfmon will display its version and options help.

OPTIONS

       -a     Use ASCII drawing characters

       -u     Use UTF-8 drawing characters

       -t     Use no interface (simple text output)

       -z     Use horizontal full-screen interface

       -v     Use vertical full-screen interface

       -I     Show history in vertical full-screen

       -i     Hide history in vertical full-screen

       -L     Show legend in vertical full-screen

       -l     Hide legend in vertical full-screen -n Show interface white on black

       -N     Show interface inverse (black on white)

       -h     Show usage information and exit

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

       h, H, ?
              Toggle help screen

       a, A   switch to ASCII drawing chars

       u, U   switch to UTF-8 drawing chars

       m, M   toggle horizontal/vertical mode

       i, I   toggle history in vertical mode

       l, L   toggle legend in vertical mode

       r, R, Ctrl-L
              refresh screen

       q, Q, Ctrl-C
              Exit

SEE ALSO

       tcpdump(8), bpf(4), pcap-filter(7)

AUTHOR

       The bpfmon program was written by Boian Bonev from 2014 to 2021.

       This  manual  page  was written by Boian Bonev for the Debian project and is placed in the
       public domain.

                                          September 2020                                BPFMON(8)