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Ngrep

ngrep (network grep) is a network packet analyzer written by Jordan Ritter. It has a command-line interface, and relies upon the pcap library and the GNU regex library.

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Supported protocols

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Functionality

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Overview

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Security

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Developer
Jordan Ritter
License
BSD-style
Operating system
Linux, Solaris, illumos FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, additional *NIX systems, Windows
Repository
github.com/jpr5/ngrep
Stable release
1.49.0 / 8 February 2026; 6 months ago (8 February 2026)
Type
Packet analyzer

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Functionality

Security

Supported protocols

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Ngrep

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples19
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Ngrep

Top relations

related to Functionality · 6
Ngrep → BPF, DNS, FTP, HTTP, It, SMTP
related to Security · 3
Ngrep → Capturing, Like, Unix-like
Developer · 1
Ngrep → Jordan Ritter
License · 1
Ngrep → BSD-style
Operating system · 1
Ngrep → Linux, Solaris, illumos FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, additional *NIX systems, Windows
Repository · 1
Ngrep → github.com/jpr5/ngrep
Stable release · 1
Ngrep → 1.49.0 / 8 February 2026; 6 months ago (8 February 2026)
Type · 1
Ngrep → Packet analyzer
Website · 1
Ngrep → https://github.com/jpr5/ngrep
Written in · 1
Ngrep → C

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Important terminology

network also packet grep systems solaris illumos tcpdump linux traffic interface unix-like protocols using gnu analyzer operating used user regular

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NgrepDeveloperJordan Ritter1.00infobox
NgrepLicenseBSD-style1.00infobox
NgrepOperating systemLinux, Solaris, illumos FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, additional *NIX systems, Windows1.00infobox
NgrepRepositorygithub.com/jpr5/ngrep1.00infobox
NgrepStable release1.49.0 / 8 February 2026; 6 months ago (8 February 2026)1.00infobox
NgrepTypePacket analyzer1.00infobox
NgrepWebsitehttps://github.com/jpr5/ngrep1.00infobox
NgrepWritten inC1.00infobox
Ngrepis aopen source application0.90text
Ngreprelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
Ngreprelated to FunctionalityIt0.60section
Ngreprelated to FunctionalityBPF0.60section

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