iostat.1 (2010 09)

iostat(1) iostat(1)

EXAMPLES

Show current I/O statistics for all disks:

iostat

Display I/O statistics for all disks every 10 seconds until INTERRUPT or QUIT is pressed:

iostat 10

Display I/O statistics for all disks every 10 seconds and terminate after 5 successive readings:

iostat 10 5

Display I/O statistics for all disks every 10 seconds, also show terminal and processor statistics, and ter-

minate after 5 successive readings:

iostat -t 10 5

Display I/O statistics for all active lunpaths:

iostat -L

Display I/O statistics for all active lunpaths every 10 seconds until INTERRUPT or QUIT is pressed:

iostat -L 10

Display I/O statistics for all active lunpaths every 10 seconds, and terminate after 5 successive readings:

iostat -L 10 5

Display I/O statistics for all active lunpaths every 10 seconds, also show terminal and processor statistics,

and terminate after 5 successive readings:

iostat -L -t 10 5

WARNINGS

Users of iostat must not rely on the exact ﬁeld widths and spacing of its output, as these will vary

depending on the system, the release of HP-UX, and the data to be displayed.

AUTHOR

iostat was developed by the University of California, Berkeley, and HP.

FILES

/usr/include/sys/param.h