i3: i3status - Network throughput [closed]

Question

I am new to i3 and would like to inquire if anyone knows how to show the combined traffic in Mbit/s running through (in and out) all network interfaces (ETH or WLAN) in real-time in the status bar?

I would like to do it via the config file if possible.

Answer 1

You can use i3pystatus instead of plain i3status. It has a module for network and showing the metric, below is the relevant doc:

https://i3pystatus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html#internet-connectivity

An example config with what you want is here: https://i3pystatus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html

By changing format_up you can change which metric is shown.