dstat Command Examples

Versatile tool for generating system resource statistics. More information: http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/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 --cpu --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