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dstat — Versatile tool for generating system resource statistics. Note: dstat is deprecated and no longer ma

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Problem

How to use the dstat command: Versatile tool for generating system resource statistics. Note: dstat is deprecated and no longer maintained. More information: <https://github.com/dstat-real/dstat>.

Solution

dstat — Versatile tool for generating system resource statistics. Note: dstat is deprecated and no longer maintained. More information: <https://github.com/dstat-real/dstat>.

Display CPU, disk, net, paging, and system statistics:

dstat

Display statistics every 5 seconds and 4 updates only:

dstat {{5}} {{4}}

Display CPU and memory statistics only:

dstat {{[-c|--cpu]}} {{[-m|--mem]}}

List all available dstat plugins:

dstat --list

Display the process using the most memory and most CPU:

dstat --top-mem --top-cpu

Display battery percentage and remaining battery time:

dstat --battery --battery-remain

Code Snippets

Display CPU, disk, net, paging, and system statistics

dstat

Display statistics every 5 seconds and 4 updates only

dstat {{5}} {{4}}

Display CPU and memory statistics only

dstat {{[-c|--cpu]}} {{[-m|--mem]}}

List all available dstat plugins

dstat --list

Display the process using the most memory and most CPU

dstat --top-mem --top-cpu

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