Iotop is a program with a top-like UI that shows which processes are performing the most I/O on a Linux system.
| Tags | Monitoring |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPLv2 |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | Python |
Recent releases


Release Notes: The only fixes are cosmetic, including a better error message when missing root credentials.


Release Notes: The netlink message parsing code was fixed to accept alignment padding. UTF-8 output is now forced even if the locale is misconfigured. The semantic of the 'a' key was changed to show stats since iotop was started.


Release Notes: There is a workaround for an ncurses bug where UTF-8 strings are misprinted. Ioprio support for the armel and hppa architectures was added. A possible incompatibility with Linux 2.6.37 on 64-bit systems was fixed. Iotop does not crash anymore when the locale is incorrectly configured.


Release Notes: A portability bug has been fixed. Missing requirements are better reported.


Release Notes: Iotop is now compatible with python2.4 using the ctypes module. Setuptools is no longer used in favor of straight distutils.