---
name: "Parse::Netstat"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libparse-netstat-perl"
version: "0.150-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Parse::Netstat"
---

# Parse::Netstat(3pm)

Parse the output of "netstat" command

## NAME

Parse::Netstat - Parse the output of "netstat" command

## VERSION

This document describes version 0.150 of Parse::Netstat (from Perl distribution Parse-Netstat), released on 2022-12-04.

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Parse::Netstat qw(parse_netstat);
 my $res = parse_netstat(output => join("", `netstat -anp`), flavor=>'linux');
```

## FUNCTIONS

### parse\_netstat

Usage:

```
 parse_netstat(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
```

Parse the output of "netstat" command.

This utility support several flavors of netstat. The default flavor is `"linux"`. Use `"--flavor"` to select which flavor you want.

Since different flavors provide different fields and same-named fields might contain data in different format, and also not all kinds of possible output from a single flavor are supported, please see the sample parse output for each flavor (in corresponding `"Parse::Netstat::*"` per-flavor module) you want to use and adjust accordingly.

This function is not exported by default, but exportable.

Arguments ('\*' denotes required arguments):

- •

  **flavor** =\> *str* (default: "linux")

  Flavor of netstat.

- •

  **output**\* =\> *str*

  Output of netstat command.

  This utility only parses program's output. You need to invoke "netstat" on your own.

- •

  **tcp** =\> *bool* (default: 1)

  Parse TCP connections.

- •

  **udp** =\> *bool* (default: 1)

  Parse UDP connections.

- •

  **unix** =\> *bool* (default: 1)

  Parse Unix socket connections.

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status\_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status\_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result\_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value:  (any)

## HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at \<https://metacpan.org/release/Parse-Netstat\>.

## SOURCE

Source repository is at \<https://github.com/perlancar/perl-Parse-Netstat\>.

## SEE ALSO

Parse::Netstat::\* for per-flavor notes and sample outputs.

parse-netstat from App::ParseNetstat is a CLI for this module.

## AUTHOR

perlancar \<perlancar@cpan.org\>

## CONTRIBUTOR

Steven Haryanto \<stevenharyanto@gmail.com\>

## CONTRIBUTING

To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull requests on GitHub.

Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You can simply modify the code, then test via:

```
 % prove -l
```

If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla, Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two other Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2022, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 by perlancar \<perlancar@cpan.org\>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

## BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website \<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Parse-Netstat\>

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.