DSP (Download SPeed)
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This is a small command line tool that tests the download speed of
your internet connection. Results can be measured in bytes or bits,
and in either SI (metric) or IEC (binary) formats. You can provide
your own URL to test a download from, or simply just let the program
use its own defaults. Check out the usage details below.
Usage: dsp -[bBiLmMS] [--unit=UNIT] [--url=URL]
Options:
-b, --bit Show result measurements in bits
-B, --byte Show result measurements in bytes
-m, --metric Use SI metric measurements (multiples of 1000)
-i, --binary Use IEC binary measurements (multiples of 1024)
-n UNIT, --unit=UNIT Measure results stricty in UNIT
UNIT can be any of the following:
b or B - bits/bytes
k or K - kilo/kibi
m or M - mega/mebi
g or G - giga/gibi
t or T - tera/tebi
Whether the result is in metric or binary
depends on their respective options above
-S, --small Perform test using a small size download [about 13MB]
Fastest default test but with the least
accurate results
-M, --medium Perform test using a medium size download [about 40MB]
Slower than the default small test but
with slightly more accurate results
-L, --large Perform test using a large size download [about 82MB]
Slowest default test but with the most
accurate results
-u URL, --url=URL Perform test with URL instead of the default
-?, -h, --help Show this message and exit
-v, --version Show version information and exit
Defaults:
If neither options `--bit' nor `--byte' are given, `--byte' is implied
If neither options `--metric' nor `--binary' are given, `--metric' is implied
If none of the options `--small', `--medium' nor `--large' are given,
`--medium' is implied
The command line options above (except for the -u or --url=URL options) can
be provided separately or all together. For example, if you wanted to perform
the small download default test measuring only kilobits in IEC binary units,
all of the following commands would be equal:
dsp -SnKbi
dsp -ibSnK
dsp -b -S -i -n K
dsp -b -S -nK -i
dsp --small --bit --binary --unit=K
To install on a Linux OS, make sure the libcurl development libraries are
installed and (from the dsp project directory) run:
./configure
make
sudo make install