README
1nload 0.7.3 (2011-06-12)
2real time monitor for network traffic
3Copyright (C) 2001 - 2011 by Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de>
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51. Introduction
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8This is version 0.7.3 of nload, a console application which monitors network
9traffic and bandwidth usage in real time.
10It visualizes the in- and outgoing traffic using two graphs and provides
11additional info like total amount of transfered data and min/max network
12usage.
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142. Installing / Compiling nload
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17Compiling is done by running
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19./configure
20make
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22in the directory where this README is.
23To install nload, you have to be root:
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25su
26make install
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28You can find more detailed information in the file INSTALL in this directory.
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303. Using nload
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33To learn about the command line switches and the usage of nload in general,
34simply run:
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36nload --help
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38Alternatively, there is a nload man page available by typing:
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40man nload
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424. Uninstalling nload
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45If you want to uninstall nload (I hope you never want to ;-), run:
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47make uninstall
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49in the build directory.
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515. Getting help
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54If you have problems with compiling, installing or using nload, you may
55mail me to feedback@roland-riegel.de.
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576. Copyright / License
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60Copyright (C) 2001 - 2011 by Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de>
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62This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
63it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
64the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
65(at your option) any later version.
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67This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
68but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
69MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
70GNU General Public License for more details.
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72You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
73along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
74Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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