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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.
The analysis highlights Supported protocols, Functionality and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Ngrep.
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The extracted context around Ngrep shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Ngrep → BPF, DNS, FTP, HTTP, It, SMTP Another extracted example is Ngrep → Capturing, Like, Unix-like. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 19 structured relationships around Ngrep. Examples in this analysis include Ngrep → Developer → Jordan Ritter and Ngrep → License → BSD-style. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngrep | Developer | Jordan Ritter | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ngrep | License | BSD-style | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ngrep | Operating system | Linux, Solaris, illumos FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, additional *NIX systems, Windows | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ngrep | Repository | github.com/jpr5/ngrep | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ngrep | Stable release | 1.49.0 / 8 February 2026; 6 months ago (8 February 2026) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ngrep | Type | Packet analyzer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ngrep | Website | https://github.com/jpr5/ngrep | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ngrep | Written in | C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ngrep | is a | open source application | 0.90 | text |
| Ngrep | related to External links | Official | 0.60 | section |
| Ngrep | related to Functionality | It | 0.60 | section |
| Ngrep | related to Functionality | BPF | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Ngrep bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Packet, Tcpdump and Traffic. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Ngrep, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Ngrep 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.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Ngrep to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Supported protocols, Functionality & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Ngrep · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout