Provided by: speedtest-cli_2.1.3-2_all
NAME
speedtest-cli - Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth 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 --no-download Do not perform download test --no-upload Do not perform upload test --single Only use a single connection instead of multiple. This simulates a typical file transfer. --bytes Display values in bytes instead of bits. Does not affect the image generated by --share, nor output from --json or --csv --share Generate and provide a URL to the speedtest.net share results image, not displayed with --csv --simple Suppress verbose output, only show basic information --csv Suppress verbose output, only show basic information in CSV format. Speeds listed in bit/s and not affected by --bytes --csv-delimiter CSV_DELIMITER Single character delimiter to use in CSV output. Default "," --csv-header Print CSV headers --json Suppress verbose output, only show basic information in JSON format. Speeds listed in bit/s and not affected by --bytes --list Display a list of speedtest.net servers sorted by distance --server SERVER Specify a server ID to test against. Can be supplied multiple times --exclude EXCLUDE Exclude a server from selection. Can be supplied multiple times --mini MINI URL of the Speedtest Mini server --source SOURCE Source IP address to bind to --timeout TIMEOUT HTTP timeout in seconds. Default 10 --secure Use HTTPS instead of HTTP when communicating with speedtest.net operated servers --no-pre-allocate Do not pre allocate upload data. Pre allocation is enabled by default to improve upload performance. To support systems with insufficient memory, use this option to avoid a MemoryError --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>