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NAME

       bwbar  - generates text and graphical readout of current bandwidth use.

SYNOPSIS

       bwbar [-i|-o] [-g|-G|-k|-K|-m|-M] [OPTION]... INTERFACE MAX_MBPS

DESCRIPTION

       Generates text and graphical readout of current bandwidth use.

OPTIONS

       -b, --border=N
              Set border width of the graphical bar to N (default 1 pixel).

       -d, --directory=N
              Output directory is N.

       -f, --text-file=N
              Set N as name of the text output file (default ubar.txt).

       -h, --help
              Display usage.

       -p, --png-file=N
              Set N as name of the graphical bar file (default ubar.png).

       -t, --interval=N
              The poll interval in seconds is N (default 15 seconds).

       -x, --width=N
              Set the width of the graphical bar to N (default 600 pixels).

       -y, --height=N
              Set the height of the graphical bar to N (default 4 pixels).

FLAGS

       -i, --input
              Measure input bandwidth.

       -g, --GBps
              Bandwidth is measured in GB/s.

       -G, --Gbps
              Bandwidth is measured in Gbit/s.

       -k, --kbps
              Bandwidth is measured in kbit/s.

       -K, --KBps
              Bandwidth is measured in KB/s.

       -m, --MBps
              Bandwidth is measured in MB/s.

       -M, --Mbps
              Bandwidth is measured in Mbit/s.

       -o, --output
              Measure output bandwidth.

       Default values are -M and -o.

AUTHOR

       Written by Nacho Barrientos Arias <chipi@criptonita.com>.

BUGS

       Report bugs to <hpa@zytor.com>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1999-2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved
       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, Inc.

SEE ALSO

       You can get all the available information for bwbar in:

              http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/web/bwbar/