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Package: iotop (0.3.2-1)

simple top-like I/O monitor

iotop does for I/O usage what top(1) does for CPU usage. It watches I/O usage information output by the Linux kernel and displays a table of current I/O usage by processes on the system. It is handy for answering the question "Why is the disk churning so much?".

iotop can only run under a Linux 2.6.20 or later kernel built with the CONFIG_TASKSTATS and CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING build config options on.

Tags: System Administration: Monitoring, Implemented in: Python, User Interface: Text-based Interactive, Role: Program

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