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Tool to report network interface bandwidth. Version 1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install ifstat.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ifstat

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ifstat

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/ifstat/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Tool to report network interface bandwidth

Commands and aliases

  • ifstat

history

Project history and usage

ifstat is a small network-interface statistics tool by Gael Roualland. Its upstream page describes it as doing for network interfaces what vmstat and iostat do for other system counters.

The tool reports interface activity by reading operating-system counters directly, with optional SNMP support for remote hosts, routers, and switches.

Project history

The release history begins with v0.1 on 2001-12-02, supporting Linux 2.2 and /proc. Within days, v0.2 added FreeBSD ifmib, Solaris kstat, interface discovery, and man pages.

During 2001 and 2002 the tool gained BSD kvm support, ucd-snmp support, Debian and RPM packaging support, loopback handling, multiple driver support, timestamping, and cleaner internal driver structure.

Version 1.0 in 2003 broadened Unix support with IRIX, OpenBSD, BSD route sysctl, improved kvm, terminal resizing behavior, total bandwidth reporting, and static library support. Version 1.1 in 2004 added Digital Unix, Tru64, AIX, HP-UX, Win32, and net-snmp-config integration.

Adoption history

ifstat spread through classic Unix packaging channels because it solved a simple operational problem with a familiar interface: repeatable interface counters in a terminal. The supplied metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, and Ubuntu package names.

Its adoption is also tied to portability. The upstream README lists Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, IRIX, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Darwin, Digital Unix, AIX, HP-UX, and Win32 support, which made it useful on mixed Unix estates before Linux-only tooling dominated.

How it is used

Users run ifstat to watch receive and transmit rates for one or more interfaces. The README's usage section reduces the basic workflow to running the command and watching statistics update.

Administrators can use the build-time driver options to force or disable platform backends, and SNMP support lets the same style of output poll remote equipment when net-snmp or ucd-snmp is available.

Why package nerds care

ifstat is the sort of boring CLI package that explains why Unix package collections matter: it wraps many incompatible kernel-counter APIs behind one tiny command.

It also shows an older portability style, where configure checks, optional drivers, and per-OS counter backends made one C utility useful across a surprising number of operating systems.

Timeline

  • 2001-12-02: v0.1 initial implementation with Linux /proc support.
  • 2001-12-04: v0.2 adds FreeBSD ifmib and Solaris kstat support.
  • 2001-12-24: v0.4 adds SNMP support through ucd-snmp.
  • 2002-01-17: v0.5 adds packaging support and multiple driver work.
  • 2003-04-21: v1.0 expands BSD and terminal behavior features.
  • 2004-01-01: v1.1 adds more Unix and Win32 support.

Related projects

  • vmstat and iostat are the conceptual models named by upstream.
  • net-snmp, ucd-snmp, wmnet, and OS-specific kernel interfaces such as /proc/net/dev, kstat, ifmib, route sysctl, kvm, and GetIfTable are closely related to its implementation and use.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:network

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ifstatexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ifstat
Version1.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttp://gael.roualland.free.fr/ifstat/
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

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Debian apt95%

ifstat 1.1.1-2+b1

InterFace STATistics Monitoring

http://gael.roualland.free.fr/ifstat/

sudo apt install ifstat
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: ifstat
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifstat
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ifstat from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libifstat-dev 1.1.1-2+b1

Ifstat Development Files

http://gael.roualland.free.fr/ifstat/

sudo apt install libifstat-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: ifstat
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifstat
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libifstat-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

ifstat 1.1.1-2build2

InterFace STATistics Monitoring

http://gael.roualland.free.fr/ifstat/

sudo apt install ifstat
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifstat
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ifstat from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libifstat-dev 1.1.1-2build2

Ifstat Development Files

http://gael.roualland.free.fr/ifstat/

sudo apt install libifstat-dev
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: ifstat
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifstat
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libifstat-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

ifstat 1.1-51.fc45

Interface statistics

http://gael.roualland.free.fr/ifstat/

sudo dnf install ifstat
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ifstat
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifstat
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ifstat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

ifstat

sudo port install ifstat
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifstat
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ifstat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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