iotop
Installation
SKILL.md
Identity
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Binary | iotop (Python, upstream abandoned) or iotop-c (C rewrite, actively maintained) |
| Config | No persistent config — invoked directly |
| Logs | No persistent logs — output to terminal |
| Type | CLI tool |
| Install | apt install iotop / dnf install iotop (Python version); apt install iotop-c / dnf install iotop-c (C version) |
Key Operations
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Interactive mode (requires root) | sudo iotop |
| Show only processes with active I/O | sudo iotop -o |
| Non-interactive batch output | sudo iotop -b |
| Batch mode, only active, 5 iterations | sudo iotop -b -o -n 5 |
| Accumulated I/O totals instead of rates | sudo iotop -a |
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