ioping:tldr:b350b
ioping: Show disk I/O latency using the default values and the current directory.
$ ioping .
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The command "ioping ." is used to measure the input/output (I/O) performance of a filesystem or disk by sending I/O requests and calculating the response time.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
- "ioping" is the command itself, which stands for I/O ping.
- The period (.) in the command specifies the target or path to be measured. In this case, the dot (.) refers to the current directory, so ioping will measure the I/O performance of the filesystem where the command is executed.
The ioping command will send I/O requests to the specified target and record the response times. It provides information about the maximum, minimum, and average response times, as well as the number of requests and their distribution in a histogram format. This helps in evaluating the read/write speeds and latency of the filesystem or disk.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
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