Iotop vs strace
A side-by-side look at Iotop and strace. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Iotop
System & Hardware
Iotop is a Linux program that provides detailed monitoring of disk I/O usage by processes. It shows a table of current I/O usage with columns for process IDs, process names, type of I/O, bandwidth used, and more.
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strace
Os & Utilities
strace is a diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace utility for Linux. It is used to monitor and tamper with interactions between processes and the Linux kernel, including system calls, signal deliveries, and changes of process state.
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