install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install bandwhich

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install bandwhich

MacPorts ports tree · net/bandwhich/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add bandwhich

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · bandwhich · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bandwhich

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ba/bandwhich/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S bandwhich

Arch Linux sync databases · bandwhich · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/bandwhich

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/bandwhich.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Terminal bandwidth utilization tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

bandwhich

history

Project history and usage

bandwhich is a Rust terminal utility for showing current network utilization by process, connection, and remote host. It fills the same everyday-admin niche as tools like iftop and nethogs, but with a modern cross-platform Rust implementation and a terminal UI.

Project history

The official repository history begins in September 2019. The README describes a packet-sniffing tool that cross-references captured traffic with process information from /proc on Linux, lsof on macOS, and WinAPI on Windows.

The changelog shows fast early iteration through 2020, including raw output, UI changes, Windows support, DNS controls, and cross-platform fixes. The current README says the project is in passive maintenance: critical issues are addressed, but new features are not actively developed without more maintainers.

Adoption history

bandwhich moved beyond Cargo-only installation into OS package managers. The official INSTALL.md documents Arch, Exherbo, Nix/NixOS, Void, Fedora COPR, Homebrew, MacPorts, FreeBSD, and Cargo installation paths; the supplied package facts additionally list Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and Scoop.

How it is used

bandwhich generally needs elevated capture permissions. The README documents Linux setcap and sudo workflows, Windows npcap requirements, interface selection, raw output, reverse-DNS controls, DNS display, and logging options.

Its core use is answering a simple operational question from a terminal: which local process and remote endpoint are currently using bandwidth.

Why package nerds care

bandwhich is package-nerd-interesting because it packages a privileged network sniffer as a single Rust CLI with platform-specific permission notes. Downstream maintainers have to care about capabilities, packet-capture dependencies, manpages/completions, and binary release targets.

It is also a good example of Rust CLI adoption in system administration: a modern replacement-style tool entering classic Unix package channels while still retaining Cargo as an installation fallback.

Timeline

2019: Public Git history begins with the initial commit.
2019: 0.3.0 is tagged as an early public release.
2020: 0.18.0 adds Windows build and run support.
2020: 0.20.0 adds an option to specify a DNS server.
2024: 0.23.x releases update packaging, CI, and platform support.
2020s: README marks the project as passively maintained.

Related projects

bandwhich is related to iftop, nethogs, tcpdump-style packet capture tools, and Rust terminal UI utilities. Its package-manager peer group is small privileged network-monitoring CLIs.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bandwhich`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.23.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.23.1

https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:bandwhich
Version	0.23.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bandwhich
Homepage	https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich
Repository	https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich
Upstream docs	https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich/archive/refs/tags/v0.23.1.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	bandwhich
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

bandwhich

nix profile install nixpkgs#bandwhich

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bandwhich

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ba/bandwhich/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

bandwhich 0.23.1-r0

Terminal bandwidth utilization tool

https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich

sudo apk add bandwhich

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: bandwhich
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Bandwhich

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bandwhich from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

bandwhich 0.23.1-3

Terminal bandwidth utilization tool

https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich

sudo pacman -S bandwhich

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Bandwhich

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: bandwhich from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

bandwhich

sudo port install bandwhich

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bandwhich

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/bandwhich/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/bandwhich

scoop install main/bandwhich

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bandwhich

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bandwhich.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/bandwhich.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install bandwhich with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources