iostat
Installation
SKILL.md
Identity
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Binary | iostat |
| Config | No persistent config — invoked directly |
| Logs | No persistent logs — output to terminal |
| Type | CLI tool (part of sysstat) |
| Install | apt install sysstat / dnf install sysstat |
Key Operations
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Single snapshot (averages since boot) | iostat |
| Continuous output every 1 second | iostat 1 |
| Extended stats (latency, queue depth, utilization) | iostat -x 1 |
| Extended stats for a specific device | iostat -x sda 1 |
| Extended stats for NVMe device | iostat -x nvme0n1 1 |
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