#!/bin/bash -e # Test disk performance # Adapted from https://www.shellhacks.com/disk-speed-test-read-write-hdd-ssd-perfomance-linux/ # Using bash because of redirects test "$1" = "-w" && write=true && shift disk="${1:-$(df --output=source . | tail -1)}" if test "$write" then exec &> >(tee "disktest-$(date +%F)") fi highlight() { echo "$1"; } highlight "Checking SMART with hdparm" # Needs sudo for read test sudo hdparm -MWAgt "$disk" if test $# -eq 0 then highlight "Write Test" sync # This prevents predictions by using random, but since that is too slow we have to copy a previously created file highlight "Preparing:" && sudo dd status=progress if=/dev/random of=/var/tmp/tempfile bs=1M count=1K && highlight "Copying random bits:" && sudo dd status=progress if=/var/tmp/tempfile of=tempfile bs=1M count=1K # TODO adjust size to disk highlight "Copying zero bits:" && sudo dd status=progress if=/dev/zero of=tempfile bs=1M count=1K sudo rm tempfile fi