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Install tcpstat with Homebrew
Active TCP connections monitoring tool. Version 0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Active TCP connections monitoring tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tcpstat
history
Project history and usage
tcpstat is a small terminal monitor for active TCP connections. The official README describes it as a cross between top and netstat, implemented in C with an ncurses user interface.
Project history
The public repository dates to 2008, and a 0.1 tag was recorded in 2013. The README presents tcpstat as usable but still under development, with incomplete help and manpage polish, and documents support for Linux, OpenBSD, and OS X with some platform-specific limitations.
Adoption history
The supplied package metadata shows tcpstat packaged for Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu. That is modest adoption, but enough to place it among small Unix observability tools installed when netstat output is too static and top is too process-oriented.
How it is used
The tool is used interactively to watch active TCP connections in a curses UI. The README points users to --help for command-line parameters and documents builds with make or gmake.
Why package nerds care
tcpstat fills a narrow gap between classic netstat and full monitoring stacks: a lightweight ncurses connection viewer that can be installed quickly from a package manager.
Timeline
- 2008: The public tcpstat repository was created.
- 2013: The rel-0-1 tag marked version 0.1.
- Package metadata: Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu distribute tcpstat.
Related projects
- The README explicitly positions tcpstat between top and netstat; ncurses provides its terminal UI.
Sources
- https://github.com/jtt/tcpstat/blob/master/README
- https://github.com/jtt/tcpstat/tags
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tcpstat | executable | indexed executable | Discovered 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 version0.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tcpstat |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/jtt/tcpstat |
| Repository | https://github.com/jtt/tcpstat |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation