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iftop vs strace

A side-by-side look at iftop and strace. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

iftop

iftop

Network & Admin

iftop is an open source command-line tool used to monitor network usage and bandwidth in real-time. It displays a table of current TCP/IP connections using bandwidth over a specified interface.

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strace

strace

Os & Utilities

strace is a diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace utility for Linux. It is used to monitor and tamper with interactions between processes and the Linux kernel, including system calls, signal deliveries, and changes of process state.

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