.TH "speedtest-cli" 1 "2014-04-23" "speedtest-cli" .SH NAME speedtest\-cli \- Test your bandwidth througput using speedtest.net .SH SYNOPSIS .B speedtest\-cli [OPTION]... .SH 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. .SH OPTIONS Usage: speedtest\-cli [OPTION...] .B Help Options \fB\-h, \-\-help\fR .RS Displays usage for the tool. .RE .B Options \fB\-\-bytes\fR .RS Display values in bytes instead of bits. Does not affect the image generated by \-\-share .RE \fB\-\-share\fR .RS Generate and provide a URL to the speedtest.net share results image .RE \fB\-\-simple\fR .RS Suppress verbose output, only show basic information .RE \fB\-\-list\fR .RS Display a list of speedtest.net servers sorted by distance .RE \fB\-\-server SERVER\fR .RS Specify a server ID to test against .RE \fB\-\-mini MINI\fR .RS URL of the Speedtest Mini server .RE \fB\-\-source SOURCE\fR .RS Source IP address to bind to .RE \fB\-\-use_interface_counters INTF\fR .RS With this option the program uses the kernel counters for interface "intf" to calculate the number of bytes transferred. This option is useful when running this program on a computer that is the gateway to the Internet, as it will include the bandwidth used by every user of the system and thus provide more accurate bandwidth figures. .RE \fB\-\-version\fR .RS Show the version number and exit .RE .SH EXAMPLES \fBAutomatically find closest server and start testing\fR .RS speedtest\-cli .RE \fBSpecify testing against server 1491\fR .RS speedtest-cli \-\-server 1491 .RE \fBTesting against Speedtest Mini\fR .RS speedtest-cli \-\-mini 172.18.66.1 .RE .SH REPORTING BUGS Please file issues on the Github bug tracker: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest\-cli .SH AUTHORS This manual page was written by Jonathan Carter Speedtest\-cli was written by Matt Martz