diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 37bb385..9e277a9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Here's why that's important: If the data transfers do increase the latency/lag m The betterspeedtest.sh script measures latency during file transfers. To invoke it: - sh betterspeedtest.sh [ -4 | -6 ] [ -H netperf-server ] [ -t duration ] [ -p host-to-ping ] [-n simultaneous-streams ] + sh betterspeedtest.sh [ -4 | -6 ] [ -H netperf-server ] [ -t duration ] [ -p host-to-ping ] [ -i ] [ -n simultaneous-streams ] Options, if present, are: @@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ and netperf-eu (Denmark) * -4 | -6: Enable ipv4 or ipv6 testing (default - ipv4) * -t | --time: Duration for how long each direction's test should run - (default - 60 seconds) * -p | --ping: Host to ping to measure latency (default - gstatic.com) -* -n | --number: Number of simultaneous sessions (default - 5 sessions) * -i | --idle: Don't send traffic, only measure idle latency +* -n | --number: Number of simultaneous sessions (default - 5 sessions) The output shows separate (one-way) download and upload speed, along with a summary of latencies, including min, max, average, median, and 10th and 90th percentiles so you can get a sense of the distribution. The tool also displays the percent packet loss. The example below shows two measurements, bad and good. diff --git a/betterspeedtest.sh b/betterspeedtest.sh index f04a905..afb4e2d 100755 --- a/betterspeedtest.sh +++ b/betterspeedtest.sh @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ # Output the measured transfer rates and the resulting ping latency # It's better than 'speedtest.net' because it measures latency *while* measuring the speed. -# Usage: sh betterspeedtest.sh [-4 -6] [ -H netperf-server ] [ -t duration ] [ -p host-to-ping ] [ -n simultaneous-streams ] +# Usage: sh betterspeedtest.sh [-4 -6] [ -H netperf-server ] [ -t duration ] [ -p host-to-ping ] [ -i ] [ -n simultaneous-streams ] # Options: If options are present: # @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ # -4 | -6: enable ipv4 or ipv6 testing (ipv4 is the default) # -t | --time: Duration for how long each direction's test should run - (default - 60 seconds) # -p | --ping: Host to ping to measure latency (default - gstatic.com) -# -n | --number: Number of simultaneous sessions (default - 5 sessions) # -i | --idle: Don't send traffic, only measure idle latency +# -n | --number: Number of simultaneous sessions (default - 5 sessions) # Copyright (c) 2014-2019 - Rich Brown rich.brown@blueberryhillsoftware.com # GPLv2