Name

netstat

Synopsis

                  netstat [options]

TCP/IP command. Show network status. Print information on active sockets, routing tables, interfaces, masquerade connections, or multicast memberships. By default, netstat lists open sockets.

Options

The first five options( -g, -i, -r, -s, and -M) determine what kind of information netstat should display.

-g, --groups

Show multicast group memberships.

-i, --interface[= name]

Show all network interfaces, or just the interface specified by name.

-r, --route

Show kernel routing tables.

-s, --statistics

Show statistics for each protocol.

-M, --masquerade

Show masqueraded connections.

-a, --all

Show all entries.

-c, --continuous

Display information continuously, refreshing once every second.

-e, --extend

Increase level of detail in reports. Use twice for maximum detail.

-l, --listening

Show only listening sockets.

-n, --numeric

Show network addresses, ports, and users as numbers.

--numeric-hosts

Show host addresses as numbers, but resolve others.

--numeric-ports

Show ports as numbers, but resolve others.

--numeric-users

Show user ID numbers for users, but resolve others.

-o, --timers

Include information on network timers.

-p, --program

Show the process ID and name of the program owning the socket.

--protocol= family

Show connections only for the specified address family. Accepted values are inet, unix, ipx, ax25, netrom, and ddp.

-t, --tcp

Limit report to information on TCP sockets.

-u, --udp

Limit report to information on UDP sockets.

-v, --verbose ...

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