On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> 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
