This chapter provides information applicable to all of IPTraf-ng's statistical monitors.
IPTraf-ng initially returns exact counts of bytes and packets. However, as they grow larger, IPTraf-ng begins displaying them in increasingly higher denominations.
A number standing alone with no suffix represents an exact count. A number with a K following is a kilo (thousand) figure. An M, G, and T suffix represents mega (million), giga (billion), and tera (trillion) respectively. The following table shows examples.
Table 2-1. Numeric Display Notations
| 1024067 | exactly 1024067 |
| 1024K | approximately 1024000 |
| 1024M | approximately 1024000000 |
| 1024G | approximately 1024000000000 |
| 1024T | approximately 1024000000000000 |
These notations apply to both packet and byte counts.