how to use lnstat command with its examples

  • About lnstat : To get unified linux network statistics
  • It comes from “iproute-2.6.32” package.
  • Configuration Files:
  • Path: /usr/sbin/lnstat

Examples:

1. To get the unified network statistics

$ lnstat

2. To print the number of intervals

$ lnstat -c 10

3. To dump list of available files/keys

$ lnstat -d 
$ lnstat –dump

4. To get the stats file to use

$ lnstat -f file.txt
$ lnstat –file file.txt 

5. To set the interval to specified seconds

$ lnstat -i 10
$ lnstat –interval 10

6. To display only the specified keys

$ lnstat -k k,k,k
$ lnstat –keys k,k,k 

7. To specify the header printing

$ lnstat -s 0 (No header at all)
$ lnstat -s 1 (Prints a header only  at  start)
$ lnstat -s 2 (prints a header every 20 lines) 

8. To specify the width for every field

$ lnstat -w 1,2,3,
$ lnstat –width 2,2,2 

9. To get the help for lnstat.

$ lnstat –help

10. To get the version info

$ lnstat –version

 Related Commands: ip 

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