Monitoring
bash
Beginner
New
Disk IO Monitor
Monitor per-device disk read/write throughput in real time using iostat.
bash
#!/bin/bash
INTERVAL=${1:-2}
DEVICE=${2:-sda}
echo "Monitoring $DEVICE I/O (Ctrl+C to stop)"
iostat -d -x $DEVICE $INTERVAL | awk '/^$/ {next} /Device/ {print "
" $0; next} {print}'Prerequisites
- sysstat (iostat)
- awk
Pro Tips
- → Use iotop for per-process disk activity.
Commercial Licensing
Acquire a production access token or template license for enterprise deployment.
Module Info
- Language
- bash
- Level
- Beginner
- Read time
- 1 min
- Published
- Sep 2026
- License
- Commercial License
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