---
name: "innstat"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "inn"
version: "2.7.4-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/innstat"
---

# innstat(8)

Print snapshot of INN system

## NAME

innstat - Print snapshot of INN system

## SYNOPSIS

**innstat**

## DESCRIPTION

The **innstat** script prints a snapshot of the INN system.  It is notably run by **news.daily**, which integrates its output in daily Usenet reports.

**innstat** displays the following information:

- •

  the operating mode of the server, as returned by `"ctlinnd mode"`;

- •

  the disk usage of several directories: *patharticles*, *pathdb*, *pathetc*, *pathincoming*, *pathlog*, *pathoutgoing*, *pathoverview*, and *pathtmp*. If used, the disk usage of the *patharchive* and *pathhttp* directories are also reported;

- •

  the overview buffer usage, if using the buffindexed overview;

- •

  the size of all batch files in *pathoutgoing*;

- •

  the size of the *errlog*, *news*, *news.crit*, *news.err*, and *news.notice* log files in *pathlog*;

- •

  the size of all lock files in *pathrun*;

- •

  the current open connections from remote servers to **innd**.

## HISTORY

Written by Landon Curt Noll \<chongo@toad.com\> and Rich $alz \<rsalz@uunet.uu.net\> for InterNetNews.  Rewritten into POD by Julien Elie.

## SEE ALSO

[inndf(8)](/inndf/8.md), [news.daily(8)](/news.daily/8.md), [newslog(5)](/newslog/5.md).