RRDFile=/home/db/work/rrdtool/bandwidth.rrd network_interface=nve0 while [ 1 ] do data=`/usr/bin/netstat -ib | /usr/bin/grep $network_interface | /usr/bin/grep Link | /usr/bin/awk '{ print $7":"$10; }'` /usr/local/bin/rrdtool update $RRDFile "N:$data" sleep 5 done