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irtt-tui
NAME
irtt-tui - IRTT-compatible terminal UI client
SYNOPSIS
irtt-tui [OPTIONS] [LABEL=]TARGET...
DESCRIPTION
irtt-tui is a live dashboard over the same probing engine as
irtt-client(1): a graph and status view instead of a printed event stream.
At least one target is required.
Target syntax, multiple targets, and pacing are identical to
irtt-client(1) — see that manual for [LABEL=]TARGET syntax and the
--pacing staggered|burst option. The full set of negotiation flags
(--interval, --length, --hmac, --clock, --tstamp, --stats,
--sfill, --dscp, --ttl, --loose) is shared with irtt-client as
well; consult that manual for their meaning.
CONTINUOUS DEFAULT
Unlike irtt-client, the TUI defaults to continuous mode
(--duration 0): it runs until you quit. Pass an explicit --duration for
a finite run:
irtt-tui <server> --duration 30s
CONTROLS
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
q, Ctrl-C |
Quit |
p |
Toggle display pause (probing continues; only redraws stop) |
g |
Toggle Graph / Dashboard view |
m |
Cycle graph metric |
r |
Clear visible graph history |
← / → |
Pan graph |
PageUp / PageDown |
Page-pan graph |
Home / End |
Jump to oldest / jump to live |
+ / = |
Zoom graph in |
- |
Zoom graph out |
0 |
Reset graph window and zoom |
RETAINED HISTORY
The TUI keeps its own bounded presentation state on top of the statistics
retention described in irtt-client(1):
- Up to 100,000 graph samples per target.
- Up to 80 recent status/log messages.
r clears the currently visible graph history and returns the viewport to
live; it does not change the 100,000-sample cap itself. These are
presentation bounds on top of the client's own statistics retention (see
irtt-client(1) MEASUREMENTS AND MEMORY) — a long continuous TUI session's
total memory is dominated by whichever of the two is larger for your target
count.
A finite --duration TUI run retains exact statistics samples exactly as
irtt-client(1) does in finite mode, so its retained state grows with the
probe count rather than approaching a bound. Unlike irtt-client, the TUI
prints no memory warning when that estimate gets large: it owns the
alternate screen, and a stderr warning there would be invisible or would
corrupt the display. Size a long finite TUI run from the figures in
irtt-client(1) MEASUREMENTS AND MEMORY, or use the continuous default.
EXIT BEHAVIOR
Quitting with q or Ctrl-C is an interrupted, successful exit. Otherwise,
exit status follows the same peer-close and driver-failure rules as
irtt-client(1).
EXAMPLES
irtt-tui host.example
irtt-tui eu=host.example
irtt-tui eu=host-a.example us=host-b.example --pacing burst
irtt-tui host.example --duration 30s
SEE ALSO
irtt-client(1) for target syntax, pacing, negotiation flags, and
finite/continuous memory behavior; irtt-server(1); irtt-rs(1).