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/usr/bin/cifsiostat

Performance monitoring tools

From sysstat 12.8.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running cifsiostat --help (exit 1). permalink

Usage: /usr/bin/cifsiostat [ options ] [ <interval> [ <count> ] ]
Options are:
[ --dec={ 0 | 1 | 2 } ] [ --human ] [ --pretty ] [ -o JSON ]
[ -h ] [ -k | -m | -G ] [ -t ] [ -U ] [ -V ] [ -y ]
Options (12)
OptionDescriptionSource
--decSpecify the number of decimal places to use (0 to 2, default value is 2).man
-GDisplay statistics in gibibytes per second.man
-hThis option is equivalent to specifying --human --pretty.man
--humanPrint sizes in human readable format (e.g. 1.0k, 1.2M, etc.) The units displayed with this option supersede any other default units (e.g. kibibytes, sectors...) associated with the metrics.man
-kDisplay statistics in kibibytes per second.man
-mDisplay statistics in mebibytes per second.man
-o JSONDisplay the statistics in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format.man
--prettyMake the CIFS report easier to read by a human.man
-tPrint the time for each report displayed.man
-UDisplay timestamp (UTC - Coordinated Universal Time) in seconds from the epoch.man
-VPrint version number then exit.man
-yOmit first report with statistics since system boot, if displaying multiple records at given interval.man

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