tldr/pages/linux/iostat.md

# iostat

> Report statistics for devices and partitions.

- Display a report of CPU and disk statistics since system startup:

`iostat`

- Display a report of CPU and disk statistics with units converted to megabytes:

`iostat -m`

- Display CPU statistics:

`iostat -c`

- Display disk statistics with disk names (including LVM):

`iostat -N`

- Display extended disk statistics with disk names for device sda:

`iostat -xN {{sda}}`

- Display incremental reports of CPU and disk statistics every 2 second(s):

`iostat {{2}}`
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iostat: Added some flags - Added basic command usage without any flags. - Removed the '-h' flag as it seems to be added implicitly by the cmd. - Added the interval parameter. - Added the '-m' flag. 2016-07-09 21:43:36 +05:30			`> Report statistics for devices and partitions.`
added iostat.md 2014-08-03 21:59:39 -04:00
iostat: Added some flags - Added basic command usage without any flags. - Removed the '-h' flag as it seems to be added implicitly by the cmd. - Added the interval parameter. - Added the '-m' flag. 2016-07-09 21:43:36 +05:30			`- Display a report of CPU and disk statistics since system startup:`
added iostat.md 2014-08-03 21:59:39 -04:00
iostat: Added some flags - Added basic command usage without any flags. - Removed the '-h' flag as it seems to be added implicitly by the cmd. - Added the interval parameter. - Added the '-m' flag. 2016-07-09 21:43:36 +05:30			`iostat`
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Addressing minor comments 2016-07-11 21:07:30 +05:30			`- Display a report of CPU and disk statistics with units converted to megabytes:`
Separated the -m flag 2016-07-11 10:38:53 +05:30
			`iostat -m`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Display CPU statistics:`
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			`iostat -c`

iostat: Added some flags - Added basic command usage without any flags. - Removed the '-h' flag as it seems to be added implicitly by the cmd. - Added the interval parameter. - Added the '-m' flag. 2016-07-09 21:43:36 +05:30			`- Display disk statistics with disk names (including LVM):`

			`iostat -N`

Addressing minor comments 2016-07-11 21:07:30 +05:30			`- Display extended disk statistics with disk names for device sda:`
iostat: Added some flags - Added basic command usage without any flags. - Removed the '-h' flag as it seems to be added implicitly by the cmd. - Added the interval parameter. - Added the '-m' flag. 2016-07-09 21:43:36 +05:30
			`iostat -xN {{sda}}`

Addressing minor comments 2016-07-11 21:07:30 +05:30			`- Display incremental reports of CPU and disk statistics every 2 second(s):`
added iostat.md 2014-08-03 21:59:39 -04:00
Separated the -m flag 2016-07-11 10:38:53 +05:30			`iostat {{2}}`