speedtest-cli

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 2014-04-23
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NAME

speedtest-cli - Test your bandwidth througput using speedtest.net

SYNOPSIS

speedtest-cli [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

Speedtest.net is a web service for testing your broadband connection by downloading a file from a nearby speedtest.net server on the web. This tool allows you to access the service from the command line.

Speedtest mini is a version of the Speedtest.net server that you can host locally.

OPTIONS

Usage: speedtest-cli [OPTION...]

Help Options

-h, --help

: Displays usage for the tool.

Options

--bytes

: Display values in bytes instead of bits. Does not affect the image generated by --share

--share

: Generate and provide a URL to the speedtest.net share results image

--simple

: Suppress verbose output, only show basic information

--list

: Display a list of speedtest.net servers sorted by distance

--server SERVER

: Specify a server ID to test against

--mini MINI

: URL of the Speedtest Mini server

--source SOURCE

: Source IP address to bind to

--version

: Show the version number and exit

EXAMPLES

Automatically find closest server and start testing

: speedtest-cli

Specify testing against server 1491

: speedtest-cli --server 1491

Testing against Speedtest Mini

: speedtest-cli --mini 172.18.66.1

REPORTING BUGS

Please file issues on the Github bug tracker: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Jonathan Carter <jonathan@ubuntu.com> Speedtest-cli was written by Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>

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