# Install ioping with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Tool to monitor I/O latency in real time. Version 1.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ioping ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ioping ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ioping ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ioping/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ioping ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ioping from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ioping ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ioping from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ioping ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ioping from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ioping ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/io/ioping/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ioping ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ioping from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ioping ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ioping from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ioping - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3 - **Source summary:** Tool to monitor I/O latency in real time - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - ioping (cli) - ioping (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/koct9i/ioping - Upstream latest detected: v1.3 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ioping is a small command-line utility for measuring storage I/O latency in a ping-like style. The upstream README describes it as showing disk latency the same way ping shows network latency. ### Project history The GitHub README records that the project migrated from Google Code to GitHub. Its tags show an early v0.4 line in 2011 and a v1.x line ending at v1.3, while the README lists Konstantin Khlebnikov and Kir Kolyshkin as authors. ### Adoption history ioping's README explicitly links package entries for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, ALT Linux, Gentoo, Nix, FreeBSD, and Homebrew. That spread matches its niche: a tiny diagnostic binary that distributions can carry as a low-friction storage benchmark and monitoring helper. ### How it is used The typical use is to point ioping at a directory or block device and watch latency, IOPS, and throughput summaries. The README examples cover continuous latency sampling, disk seek-rate measurement, and sequential-speed measurement. ### Why package nerds care ioping matters in package catalogs because it fills the gap between full benchmark suites and ad hoc dd-style checks. Its name and output model make storage latency feel like ping, which is exactly the sort of memorable single-purpose Unix tool that travels well across distributions. ### Timeline - 2011: v0.4 tag appears in the Git history. - 2015: GitHub repository metadata places the public GitHub repository in service after the Google Code era. - 2022: v1.3 tag used by Homebrew as the stable source archive. ### Related projects - ioping sits near fio, iostat, vmstat, and other storage-observability tools, but its upstream positioning is narrower: quick latency probes in the mental model of network ping. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ioping - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ioping - 1.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ioping from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Simple disk I/O latency measuring tool | https://github.com/koct9i/ioping - Nix - ioping: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/io/ioping/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - ioping - 1.3-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ioping from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Simple disk I/O latency measuring tool | https://github.com/koct9i/ioping - apk - ioping - 1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ioping from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A simple disk i/o latency measurement tool | https://github.com/koct9i/ioping - apk - ioping-doc - 1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ioping-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A simple disk i/o latency measurement tool (documentation) | https://github.com/koct9i/ioping - dnf - ioping - 1.3-10.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ioping from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Simple disk I/O latency monitoring tool | https://github.com/koct9i/ioping - pacman - ioping - 1.3-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ioping from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Simple disk I/0 latency measuring tool | https://github.com/koct9i/ioping - zypper - ioping - 1.3-1.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ioping from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A tool to monitor I/O latency in real time | https://github.com/koct9i/ioping - MacPorts - ioping: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ioping/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [libcpucycles](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libcpucycles/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - [libeatmydata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libeatmydata/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - 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