Re: How to track monthly internet useage?

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net>]

On 10/15/25 12:06 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> wrote:
> > I use Debian 12.8 with Mate 1.26.0 as desktop.
> > My primary browser is SeaMonkey 2.53.21 .
> > My internet connection was sold by T-Mobile as a "WiFi Hotspot".
> > [I have the WiFi disabled thus essentially using it as a high speed modem]
> > My service has a LOW data cap which I occasionally exceed.
> >
> > I wish to log essentially daily cumulative totals for my usage.
> >
> > Mate's System Monitor will give me _current_ usage but I'm looking for a
> > scriptable tool to essentially log daily usage for a month at a time.
> >
> > What should I search for?
>
> Try vnstat, <https://packages.debian.org/sid/net/vnstat>.  I believe
> you can reset usage counters based on a frequency, like once a month.
>
> Jeff


The man page description of the "--months" option is a good description 
of what I wanted to accomplish.