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/usr/bin/fio-genzipf

Flexible I/O Tester

From fio 3.43-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running fio-genzipf -help (exit 1). permalink

genzipf: test zipf/pareto values for fio input
	-h	This help screen
	-p	Generate size of data set that are hit by this percentage
	-t	Distribution type (zipf, pareto, or normal)
	-i	Distribution algorithm input (zipf theta, pareto power,
		or normal % deviation)
	-b	Block size of a given range (in bytes)
	-g	Size of data set (in gigabytes)
	-o	Number of output rows
	-c	Output ranges in CSV format
Options (8)
OptionDescriptionSource
-hThis help screenhelp
-pGenerate size of data set that are hit by this percentagehelp
-tDistribution type (zipf, pareto, or normal)help
-iDistribution algorithm input (zipf theta, pareto power, or normal % deviation)help
-bBlock size of a given range (in bytes)help
-gSize of data set (in gigabytes)help
-oNumber of output rowshelp
-cOutput ranges in CSV formathelp

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