monitor interface
Syntax monitor interface
<interface-name | traffic <detail>>
Release Information Command introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
Command introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.
Command introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.
Description Display real-time statistics about interfaces, updating the statistics every second. Check
for and display common interface failures, such as SONET/SDH and T3 alarms, loopbacks
detected, and increases in framing errors.
NOTE: This command is not supported on the QFX3000 QFabric system.
Options none—Display real-time statistics for all interfaces.
detail—(Optional) With traffic option only, display detailed output.
interface-name—(Optional) Display real-time statistics for the specified interface. In a
TX Matrix or TX Matrix Plus router, display real-time statistics for the physical
interfaces on the specified line-card chassis (LCC) only.
traffic—(Optional) Display traffic data for all active interfaces. In a TX Matrix or TX Matrix
Plus router, display real-time statistics for the physical interfaces on the specified
LCC only.
Additional Information The output of this command shows how much each field has changed since you started
the command or since you cleared the counters by pressing the c key. For a description
of the statistical information provided in the output of this command, see the show
interfaces extensive command for a particular interface type in the CLI Explorer. To control
the output of the monitor interface command while it is running, use the keys listed in
Table 41 on page 244. The keys are not case-sensitive.
Table 41: Output Control Keys for the monitor interface Command
ActionKey
Clears (returns to zero) the delta counters since monitor interface was started. This
does not clear the accumulative counter. To clear the accumulative counter, use
the clear interfaces interval command.
c
Freezes the display, halting the display of updated statistics and delta counters.f
Displays information about a different interface. The command prompts you for the
name of a specific interface.
i
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