---
name: "traffic-tops"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "traffic-vis"
version: "0.34-18"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/traffic-tops"
---

# traffic-tops(8)

Convert network traffic report to Postscript

## NAME

traffic-tops - Convert network traffic report to Postscript

## SYNOPSIS

**traffic-tops** \[**-o**--output**filename**\] \[**-i**--input**filename**\] \[**-T**--title**title**\] \[**-b**--base-line-width**n**\] \[**-m**--max-line-width**n**\] \[**-tnsVh**\]

## DESCRIPTION

*traffic-tops* is a filter which accepts a summary generated by  *traffic-collect(8)* on standard input (or from the file specified using the '-i' option) and writes an ASCII report to standard output or to the file specified using the '-o' option.

The report takes the form of a graph of which hosts have been communicating with each other. To prevent unreadable graphs, the order of hosts on the graph is randomised, to prevent this, use the '-n' option.

The graph looks best at around 20 to 80 hosts on it. If your report has  more hosts than this it is recommended that you limit the number of hosts  using the  *[traffic-sort(8)](/traffic-sort/8.md)* tool's '-L' option.

## OPTIONS

- **-o --output filename**

  Write output to file instead of standard out.

- **-i --input filename**

  Read input from file instead of standard input.

- **-n --no-randomise**

  Do not randomise host order on graph.

- **-s --suppress-title**

  Suppress printing of title on chart.

- **-t --suppress-times**

  Suppress printing of times on chart.

- **-T --title title**

  Specify custom title.

- **-b --base-line-width n**

  Specify minimum line width (can be fractional). If only a minimum  line width is specified, then it is used as the maximum as well.

- **-m --max-line-width n**

  Specify maximum line width (can be fractional).

- **-h --help**

  Prints usage information.

- **-V --version**

  Prints program version.

## SEE ALSO

*traffic-collect(8),* *[traffic-sort(8)](/traffic-sort/8.md),* *[traffic-exclude(8)](/traffic-exclude/8.md),* *[traffic-totext(8)](/traffic-totext/8.md),* *[traffic-tohtml(8)](/traffic-tohtml/8.md),* *[traffic-togif(8)](/traffic-togif/8.md),* *[traffic-resolve(8)](/traffic-resolve/8.md),*

## AUTHORS

Damien Miller \<dmiller@ilogic.com.au\>

http://www.ilogic.com.au/~dmiller/traffic-vis.html

## BUGS

Hopefully none, probably legion.