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Install bwm-ng with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Console-based live network and disk I/O bandwidth monitor. Version 0.6.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bwm-ng

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install bwm-ng

MacPorts ports tree · net/bwm-ng/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add bwm-ng

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install bwm-ng

Debian stable package indexes · bwm-ng · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install bwm-ng

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · bwm-ng · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bwm_ng

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S bwm-ng

Arch Linux sync databases · bwm-ng · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install bwm-ng

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · bwm-ng · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Console-based live network and disk I/O bandwidth monitor

Commands and aliases

  • bwm-ng

history

Project history and usage

bwm-ng, Bandwidth Monitor NG, is a small console bandwidth monitor for network and disk I/O. It reports live rates for interfaces and devices through curses, plain console, CSV, or HTML output.

Project history

Volker Gropp's project page and README say bwm-ng was influenced by an older bwm utility by Barney, which had problems with faster interfaces and was very simple. Gropp already had much of the needed code from other projects and created his own version.

The tool grew around portable input backends: /proc/net/dev, netstat, getifaddr, sysctl, kstat, /proc/diskstats, /proc/partitions, IOKit, devstat, and libstatgrab. Its ChangeLog shows intensive portability work around the 0.6 release in 2007 and later maintenance releases in 2015, 2019, and 2021.

Adoption history

bwm-ng was adopted by Unix and Linux distributions because it offered a lightweight live monitor without requiring a full monitoring stack. The official project page lists Debian, Gentoo, Ubuntu, OpenWrt, Source Mage, Fink/Darwin, Slackware, Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, Solaris, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD packaging or ports; the supplied package facts add Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, Pacman, and zypper.

How it is used

Users run `bwm-ng` interactively to watch interface or disk throughput, switch input methods, toggle units, show current, max, sum, or average rates, and optionally export machine-readable CSV or HTML. The README documents config files at /etc/bwm-ng.conf and ~/.bwm-ng.conf.

Why package nerds care

bwm-ng is package-nerd significant as a portability fossil from the era when a useful network monitor meant handling many OS-specific kernel interfaces by hand. It is tiny, scriptable, and valuable on servers where installing a larger telemetry stack would be overkill.

Timeline

  • 2004: README copyright range begins, matching the project's early public era.
  • 2007: bwm-ng 0.6 release cleans up portability and disk I/O support.
  • 2015: bwm-ng 0.6.1 updates build and libstatgrab compatibility.
  • 2019: bwm-ng 0.6.2 incorporates community fixes and build updates.
  • 2021: bwm-ng 0.6.3 adds newer Linux netstat support and other fixes.

Related projects

  • The older bwm utility by Barney directly influenced bwm-ng.
  • libstatgrab is an optional related library referenced by the project for statistics collection.
  • Tools such as iftop, nload, and vnStat occupy adjacent network-monitoring niches, though bwm-ng emphasizes simple multi-output live rates.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:network

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 2 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
/etc/bwm-ng.conf~/.bwm-ng.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
bwm-ngcliglobal 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 version0.6.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.6.3

https://github.com/vgropp/bwm-ng

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:bwm-ng
Version0.6.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bwm-ng
Homepagehttps://www.gropp.org/?id=projects&sub=bwm-ng
Repositoryhttps://github.com/vgropp/bwm-ng
Upstream docshttps://github.com/vgropp/bwm-ng/blob/main/bwm-ng.1
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/vgropp/bwm-ng/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.3.tar.gz
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namebwm-ng
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

bwm-ng 0.6.3-2+b1

small and simple console-based bandwidth monitor

https://www.gropp.org/?id=projects&sub=bwm-ng

sudo apt install bwm-ng
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: bwm-ng
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: bwm-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

bwm_ng

nix profile install nixpkgs#bwm_ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bw/bwm_ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

bwm-ng 0.6.3-2

small and simple console-based bandwidth monitor

https://www.gropp.org/?id=projects&sub=bwm-ng

sudo apt install bwm-ng
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bwm-ng from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

bwm-ng 0.6.3-r3

A small and simple console-based live bandwidth monitor

http://www.gropp.org/

sudo apk add bwm-ng
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bwm-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bwm-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

bwm-ng-doc 0.6.3-r3

A small and simple console-based live bandwidth monitor (documentation)

http://www.gropp.org/

sudo apk add bwm-ng-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bwm-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bwm-ng-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

bwm-ng 0.6.3-8.fc44

Bandwidth Monitor NG

https://github.com/vgropp/bwm-ng

sudo dnf install bwm-ng
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bwm-ng
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bwm-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

bwm-ng 0.6.3-3

A small and simple console-based live bandwidth monitor

https://www.gropp.org/?id=projects&sub=bwm-ng

sudo pacman -S bwm-ng
  • License: GPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: bwm-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

bwm-ng 0.6.3-1.18

Realtime Bandwidth Monitor

https://www.gropp.org/?id=projects&sub=bwm-ng

sudo zypper install bwm-ng
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Monitoring
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bwm-ng
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bwm-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

bwm-ng

sudo port install bwm-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bwm Ng
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/bwm-ng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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.

Related tools

  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • nloadShares av.db curated category or tags: bandwidth, cli, console, monitoring, network-monitoring.
  • vnstatShares av.db curated category or tags: bandwidth, cli, console, monitoring, network-monitoring.
  • bmonShares av.db curated category or tags: bandwidth, cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
  • ifstatShares av.db curated category or tags: bandwidth, cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
  • iftopShares av.db curated category or tags: bandwidth, cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
  • jnettopShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, curses, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.

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.

Used sources

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