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iotop - Simple top-like I/O monitor

Overview​

The iotop command simple top-like i/o monitor.

Syntax​

iotop [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]

Basic Usage Examples​

# Basic usage
iotop

# Get help
iotop --help

# Check version
iotop --version

Common Options​

  • -h, --help - Display help information
  • -v, --version - Show version information
  • -V, --verbose - Enable verbose output (if supported)

Description​

The iotop command is part of the system-info category in Linux systems. It provides essential functionality for simple top-like i/o monitor.

Refer to the manual page (man iotop) for detailed information about all available options and usage patterns.

Common Use Cases​

  1. Basic Operations: Simple usage scenarios
  2. System Administration: Administrative tasks
  3. Automation: Script integration
  4. Troubleshooting: Diagnostic usage
  • Other commands in the system-info category
  • System utilities for similar operations
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