nyx - Tor terminal status monitor
Contents
Description
Nyx is a command line interface for Tor (https://www.torproject.org/), providing detailed real-time
relaying information for...
* bandwidth, cpu, and memory usage
* connection information
* tor configuration
* event logs
* etc
As a curses interface Nyx is particularly well suited for ssh connections, tty terminals, and command-
line aficionados to check the status of tor.
Nyx can be customized through a configuration file located at ~/.nyx/config. For options see
https://nyx.torproject.org/#configuration.
Files
~/.nyx/config
Your personal nyx configuration file
/usr/share/doc/nyx/nyxrc.sample.gz
Sample nyxrc configuration file that documents all options
Name
nyx - Tor terminal status monitor
Options
-i, --interface[ADDRESS:]PORT
tor control port we should attach to (default is 127.0.0.1:9051)
-s, --socketSOCKET_PATH
tor control socket we should attach to (default is /var/run/tor/control)
-c, --configCONFIG_PATH
user configuration preferences (default is ~/.nyx/config)
-d, --debugLOG_PATH
writes all nyx logs to the given location
-l, --logEVENTS
comma separated list of events to log
-v, --version
provides version information
-h, --help
provides usage information
Synopsis
nyx [OPTION]
