---
name: "pcp-netstat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcp"
version: "7.2.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcp-netstat"
---

# pcp-netstat(1)

Report statistics for different network protocols and network interfaces.

## NAME

**pcp-netstat** - Report statistics for different network protocols and network interfaces.

## SYNOPSIS

**pcp** \[*pcp options*\] **netstat** \[**--statistics**\] \[**-p** *\[TCP\|IP\|UDP\|ICMP\]*\] \[**-i**\] \[**-s** *samples*\] \[**-a** *archive*\] \[**-S** *start\_time*\] \[**-T** *end\_time*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **pcp-netstat** command is used for viewing the different kinds of statistics related to the network protocols and the network interfaces. This tool is useful for checking the status of your network interfaces, network connections and for troubleshooting network issues. This tool can also be used to analyze network statistics for all available protocols, including TCP, UDP, ICMP, and IP protocols.

By default **pcp-netstat** reports live data for the local host. It has the capabilities to analyze the data on the archives as well.

## OPTIONS

- **--statistics**

  shows output similar to netstat -s, which displays summary statistics for each protocol

- **-i**

  shows output similar to netstat -i -a -n, which displays a table of all network interfaces

- **-p**, **--TCP\|IP\|UDP\|ICMP**

  filter network statistics specific to a protocol

- **-a** *file*, **--archive**=*file*

  Fetch /proc/netstat for a specified archive *file*

- **-s** *count*, **--samples**=*count*

  Get the network statistics for specified number of samples *count*

- **-S**, **--start**=*time*

  Filter the samples from the archive from the given *time*

- **-T**, **--finish=time**

  Filter the samples from the archive until the given *time*

- **-V**, **--version**

  Display version number and exit.

- **-?**, **--help**

  Display usage message and exit.

## PCP ENVIRONMENT

Environment variables with the prefix **PCP\_** are used to parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP. On each installation, the file */etc/pcp.conf* contains the local values for these variables. The **$PCP\_CONF** variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in [**pcp.conf**(5)](/pcp.conf/5.md).

For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see [**pmGetOptions**(3)](/pmGetOptions/3.md).

## SEE ALSO

[**PCPIntro**(1)](/PCPIntro/1.md), [**pcp**(1)](/pcp/1.md), [**pmParseInterval**(3)](/pmParseInterval/3.md) and [**environ**(7)](/environ/7.md).