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## 📊 Network Monitoring with `nload`
```bash
nload [options] [interface]
```
* If no interface is specified, `nload` lists available interfaces and lets you choose one.
* Displays **two graphs**:
🔽 Incoming traffic
🔼 Outgoing traffic
---
### ⚙️ Options
| Option | Description |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-u <unit>` | Set unit for data rates (bits, bytes, kilobits, etc.) Options: `b`, `B`, `k`, `m`, `g` (default: `b`) |
| `-t <milliseconds>` | Refresh interval in milliseconds (default: 500 ms) |
| `-m` | Show minimum and maximum network usage statistics |
| `-a` | Show average network usage statistics |
| `-q` | Quiet mode — no graphical output, only numeric data |
| `-V` | Show version info and exit |
| `-h` | Show help message and exit |
---
### 💡 Examples
**Monitor a specific interface (e.g., eth0):**
```bash
nload eth0
```
**Use bytes per second as unit:**
```bash
nload -u B eth0
```
**Set refresh interval to 1 second:**
```bash
nload -t 1000 eth0
```