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Expand Up @@ -545,6 +545,22 @@ which gives access to kernel status information via the following files.
.I /proc/net/snmp
-- statistics

.SH EXAMPLES
List all open TCP and UDP ports, with the corresponding process's PID. This lets you answer "which process is listening on port 8080?":
.RS
.nf
\fBnetstat -tulpn\fR
.fi
.RE

.P
Show the route table (it's often best to pass -n to display IP addresses rather than hostnames):
.RS
.nf
\fBnetstat -rn\fR
.fi
.RE

.SH BUGS
Occasionally strange information may appear if a socket changes
as it is viewed. This is unlikely to occur.
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