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Is there a way to get a summary of how much bandwidth a given process used on Linux after the process completes? I do not want a monitor, I want something I can look at after the task has completed..
Ideally something like the "time" command or a profiler, but for network usage.
Paul
Posted 2010-02-09T18:46:40.127
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You could use http://nethogs.sourceforge.net/
You might also want to look through the answers given at https://serverfault.com/questions/44492/ip-process-based-bandwidth-usage-stats-tool-for-linux
Dominik
Posted 2010-02-09T18:46:40.127
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tcptrace is quite powerful and is probably able to do the things you want. Maybe it's a bit too low-level though...
foraidt
Posted 2010-02-09T18:46:40.127
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It is possible to count packets in and out using iptables based on a PID, I understand that knowing the PID before a process is starting is next to impossible. Depending on your situation this maybe reliant.
iptables -A OUTPUT -p TCP -m owner --pid-owner $PID -j ACCEPT
You can check if the rule is being hit and how many packets have hit it, with the following command.
iptables-save -c
Ash Palmer
Posted 2010-02-09T18:46:40.127
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