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speedtest-cli(1) General Commands Manual speedtest-cli(1)

NAME

speedtest-cli - Test your bandwidth througput using speedtest.net

SYNOPSIS

speedtest-cli [OPTION]...

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.

OPTIONS

Usage: speedtest-cli [OPTION...]
Help Options
-h, --help
Displays usage for the tool.
Options
--bytes
Display values in bytes instead of bits. Does not affect the image generated by --share
--share
Generate and provide a URL to the speedtest.net share results image
--simple
Suppress verbose output, only show basic information
--list
Display a list of speedtest.net servers sorted by distance
--server SERVER
Specify a server ID to test against
--mini MINI
URL of the Speedtest Mini server
--source SOURCE
Source IP address to bind to
--version
Show the version number and exit

EXAMPLES

Automatically find closest server and start testing
speedtest-cli
Specify testing against server 1491
speedtest-cli --server 1491
Testing against Speedtest Mini
speedtest-cli --mini 172.18.66.1

REPORTING BUGS

Please file issues on the Github bug tracker: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Jonathan Carter <jonathan@ubuntu.com> Speedtest-cli was written by Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>
2014-04-23 speedtest-cli