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airtop: htop for the airwaves — a live 802.11 (Wi-Fi) RF dashboard in your terminal

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Summary

airtop provides a live terminal dashboard for Wi-Fi RF activity using eBPF, offering views of spectrum, per-station RSSI, and frame types. It runs on Linux with BTF-enabled kernels and attaches to the Wi-Fi stack without monitor mode. This article outlines the project overview, how airtop works, and building from source.

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