nyx(1) General Commands Manual nyx(1)

nyx - Tor terminal status monitor

nyx [OPTION]

Nyx is a command line interface for Tor (https://www.torproject.org/), providing detailed real-time relaying information for...


* bandwidth, cpu, and memory usage
* connection information
* tor configuration
* event logs
* etc

As a curses interface Nyx is particularly well suited for ssh connections, tty terminals, and command-line aficionados to check the status of tor.

Nyx can be customized through a configuration file located at ~/.nyx/config. For options see https://nyx.torproject.org/#configuration.

tor control port we should attach to (default is 127.0.0.1:9051)
tor control socket we should attach to (default is /var/run/tor/control)
user configuration preferences (default is ~/.nyx/config)
writes all nyx logs to the given location
comma separated list of events to log
provides version information
provides usage information

~/.nyx/config
Your personal nyx configuration file
/usr/share/doc/nyx/nyxrc.sample
Sample nyxrc configuration file that documents all options

Written by Damian Johnson (atagar@torproject.org)

27 August 2010