Unified Stats With dstat

Combine CPU, memory, network and disk metrics in one stream.

LinuxProcessesmonitoringperformanceLow risk

Run dstat -tcmnd to print timestamped CPU, memory, network and disk stats.

01Command

Command

$ dstat -tcmnd --disk-util

02What it does

dstat merges the outputs of vmstat, iostat and ifstat into aligned columns with plugins for almost every subsystem. That makes it fast to correlate a spike across resources, and its output is easy to log for later analysis.

03Risk

RiskLow risk

Requirementssudo apt install dstat

!Warning: The package is unmaintained upstream; many distributions recommend dool or sysstat for new scripts.

04Undo

✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.

05Sources

dstat.1.en.html manual page (Debian bookworm)
Debian · technical · 2026-09-20
Evidence: Documents dstat and its plugin flags for CPU, disk and network.

Last verified: 2026-10-13 · Category: System & Settings

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