Question Linux tool for measuring a directory's data throughput

[back2future]

Can anyone recommend a tool or explain a method for to measure data throughput for a (common) filesystem's directory, including sub-directories (maybe even with limiting on depth of recursion)? (thx)

 

[tempestglen]

You could just use "iostat"

 

[back2future]

You could just use "iostat"

(thx)
afai_know, iostat shows data for disks or partitions, but not directories, that are below the root directory of a partition's filesystem.
e.g. iostat /dev/sdx5 shows data IO statistics for that partition, but not for a folder on that partition (maybe there's a method for utilizing iostat for that or it's depending on distributions?)

 

[manly]

Welcome to the forums. The following post looks informative (see top answer).

Testing IO performance in Linux

How do I test IO performance in Linux?

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