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iotop: Show I/O usage of a given user.
$ sudo iotop --user=${user}
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This command is used to run the program iotop with elevated privileges using sudo. iotop is a Linux command-line utility that provides real-time monitoring of I/O usage by processes on a system.

The "--user=${user}" option is used to specify a specific user for which you want to monitor the I/O usage. The "${user}" variable should be replaced with the actual username you want to monitor. By default, iotop shows I/O usage for all users, but by specifying this option, you can narrow down the monitoring to a specific user.

Executing this command with sudo will grant the necessary permissions to access the system's I/O data and display the I/O usage for the specified user.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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