Snitch – a friendly netstat alternative for humans

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snitch a friendlier ss / netstat for humans. inspect network connections with a clean tui or styled tables. install go go install github.com/karol-broda/snitch@latest nixos / nix # try it nix run github:karol-broda/snitch # install to profile nix profile install github:karol-broda/snitch # or add to flake inputs { inputs.snitch.url = " github:karol-broda/snitch " ; } # then use: inputs.snitch.packages.${system}.default arch linux (aur) # with yay yay -S snitch-bin # with paru paru -S snitch-bin shell script curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/karol-broda/snitch/master/install.sh | sh installs to ~/.local/bin if available, otherwise /usr/local/bin . override with: curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/karol-broda/snitch/master/install.sh | INSTALL_DIR= ~ /bin sh macos: the install script automatically removes the quarantine attribute ( com.apple.quarantine ) from the binary to allow it to run without gatekeeper warnings. to disable this, set KEEP_QUARANTINE=1 . binary download from releases: linux: snitch_<version>_linux_<arch>.tar.gz or .deb / .rpm / .apk or / / macos: snitch_<version>_darwin_<arch>.tar.gz tar xzf snitch_ * .tar.gz sudo mv snitch /usr/local/bin/ macos: if blocked with "cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified", run: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /usr/local/bin/snitch quick start snitch # launch interactive tui snitch -l # tui showing only listening sockets snitch ls # print styled table and exit snitch ls -l # listening sockets only snitch ls -t -e # tcp established connections snitch ls -p # plain output (parsable) commands snitch / snitch top interactive tui with live-updating connection list. snitch # all connections snitch -l # listening only snitch -t # tcp only snitch -e # established only snitch -i 2s # 2 second refresh interval keybindings: j/k, ↑/↓ navigate g/G top/bottom t/u toggle tcp/udp l/e/o toggle listen/established/other s/S cycle sort / reverse w watch/monitor process (highlight) W clear all watched K ...

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