debian man page for netload

netload(1)						      General Commands Manual							netload(1)

NAME
       netload - Network device load monitor

SYNOPSIS
       netload device [-t <secs>]

DESCRIPTION
       netload	displays the load on an interface without using the interface.	netload simply accesses kernel statistics.

       netload	uses  ncurses  to  display the information, and the use of a gauge to show the network load.  It shows the absolute load, relative
       load,  and  other  statistics, as well as the maximum load on the system so far.

       Interface is the name of your NIC, ppp, etc..  as  shown  in  ifconfig.	Typical names are "ppp0" "eth0" or "lo" (the latter is for  local-
       host).

       CONFIGURATION

       Netload file $HOME/.netloadrc allows you to add any number of network interfaces, modify the alarm settings and your email preferences.

       The first time that netload is run it generates $HOME/.netloadrc , which should be changed to fit your preferences.

OPTIONS
       -t refresh-interval
	      The -t flag reprensents the refresh rate of the application. The default is 1 second

EXAMPLES
       netload eth0

FILES
       ~/.netloadrc Per user configuration file

LICENSE
       You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

AUTHOR
       Luis Falcon (lfalcon@thymbra.com)

USER COMMANDS
							   November 1996							netload(1)