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Iftop: Description & Overview

Iftop is a free software command-line system monitor tool developed by Paul Warren. It produces a real-time stream of incoming and outgoing network communications from the operating system iftop is running within. By default, the connections are ordered by bandwidth usage, with only the largest ("top") bandwidth consumers shown. It is analogous to top…

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Iftop topic overview

The analysis highlights Description and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Iftop.

Related topics
5
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
7
Extracted relationships
12
Concept neighborhoods
6
Bridge connections
7

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 4 topics
Description · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Paul Warren
License
GNU General Public License
Operating system
Unix-like
Release
March 2, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-03-02)
Repository
https://code.blinkace.com/pdw/iftop
Stable release
0.17

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Description

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Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Iftop connects Entity context

The extracted context around Iftop shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Iftop → An, This Another extracted example is Iftop → Paul Warren. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Iftop

Top relations

related to Description · 2
Iftop → An, This
Developer · 1
Iftop → Paul Warren
License · 1
Iftop → GNU General Public License
Operating system · 1
Iftop → Unix-like
Release · 1
Iftop → March 2, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-03-02)
Repository · 1
Iftop → https://code.blinkace.com/pdw/iftop
Stable release · 1
Iftop → 0.17
Type · 1
Iftop → Bandwidth usage / System monitor
Website · 1
Iftop → www.ex-parrot.com/pdw/iftop/
Written in · 1
Iftop → C

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

network bandwidth system usage monitoring top tool default consumers monitor paul warren operating may using software running used also external

Iftop relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 12 structured relationships around Iftop. Examples in this analysis include Iftop → Developer → Paul Warren and Iftop → License → GNU General Public License. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IftopDeveloperPaul Warren1.00infobox
IftopLicenseGNU General Public License1.00infobox
IftopOperating systemUnix-like1.00infobox
IftopReleaseMarch 2, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-03-02)1.00infobox
IftopRepositoryhttps://code.blinkace.com/pdw/iftop1.00infobox
IftopStable release0.171.00infobox
IftopTypeBandwidth usage / System monitor1.00infobox
IftopWebsitewww.ex-parrot.com/pdw/iftop/1.00infobox
IftopWritten inC1.00infobox
Iftopis afree software command-line system monitor tool developed by Paul Warren0.90text
Iftoprelated to DescriptionThis0.60section
Iftoprelated to DescriptionAn0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Iftop bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include System, Network and Also. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Iftop
    • System
    • Network
    • Also
    • Filter
    • Monitor
    • Operating
    • Packets
    • Paul
    • Running
    • Used
    • Using
    • Warren
  • iftop
    • System
    • Network
    • Also
    • Filter
    • Monitor
    • Operating
    • Packets
    • Paul
    • Running
    • Used
    • Using
    • Warren
  • bandwidth
    • Usage
    • Consumers
    • Default
    • Monitoring
    • Network
    • Connections
    • Largest
    • Ordered
    • Iftop
    • Also
    • External
    • Monitor
  • system monitor
    • Paul
    • Warren
    • Tool
    • Operating
    • System
    • Website
    • Also
    • External
    • Software
    • Communications
    • Incoming
    • Monitoring
  • free software
    • Command-line
    • Developed
    • Tool
    • Monitor
    • Paul
    • Software
    • System
    • Warren
    • Website
    • Iftop
  • top
    • Usage
    • Monitoring

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Iftop, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Iftop with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Iftop — Overview · splits 3 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Iftop

Nodes8
Edges7
Triples12
Avg. degree1.75
Density0.25
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Iftop to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Description & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Iftop · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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