Fio 3.15

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 2708b503eea79b8abedd1d2972a230152612e2b8..156201ad7822528043a39546810865bbe5e0968a 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ argument, \fB\-\-cmdhelp\fR will detail the given \fIcommand\fR.
 See the `examples/' directory for inspiration on how to write job files. Note
 the copyright and license requirements currently apply to
 `examples/' files.
+
+Note that the maximum length of a line in the job file is 8192 bytes.
 .SH "JOB FILE PARAMETERS"
 Some parameters take an option of a given type, such as an integer or a
 string. Anywhere a numeric value is required, an arithmetic expression may be
@@ -3330,7 +3332,8 @@ is one long line of values, such as:
                A description of this job goes here.
 .fi
 .P
-The job description (if provided) follows on a second line.
+The job description (if provided) follows on a second line for terse v2.
+It appears on the same line for other terse versions.
 .P
 To enable terse output, use the \fB\-\-minimal\fR or
 `\-\-output\-format=terse' command line options. The
@@ -3465,6 +3468,11 @@ minimal output v3, separated by semicolons:
 .nf
                terse_version_3;fio_version;jobname;groupid;error;read_kb;read_bandwidth;read_iops;read_runtime_ms;read_slat_min;read_slat_max;read_slat_mean;read_slat_dev;read_clat_min;read_clat_max;read_clat_mean;read_clat_dev;read_clat_pct01;read_clat_pct02;read_clat_pct03;read_clat_pct04;read_clat_pct05;read_clat_pct06;read_clat_pct07;read_clat_pct08;read_clat_pct09;read_clat_pct10;read_clat_pct11;read_clat_pct12;read_clat_pct13;read_clat_pct14;read_clat_pct15;read_clat_pct16;read_clat_pct17;read_clat_pct18;read_clat_pct19;read_clat_pct20;read_tlat_min;read_lat_max;read_lat_mean;read_lat_dev;read_bw_min;read_bw_max;read_bw_agg_pct;read_bw_mean;read_bw_dev;write_kb;write_bandwidth;write_iops;write_runtime_ms;write_slat_min;write_slat_max;write_slat_mean;write_slat_dev;write_clat_min;write_clat_max;write_clat_mean;write_clat_dev;write_clat_pct01;write_clat_pct02;write_clat_pct03;write_clat_pct04;write_clat_pct05;write_clat_pct06;write_clat_pct07;write_clat_pct08;write_clat_pct09;write_clat_pct10;write_clat_pct11;write_clat_pct12;write_clat_pct13;write_clat_pct14;write_clat_pct15;write_clat_pct16;write_clat_pct17;write_clat_pct18;write_clat_pct19;write_clat_pct20;write_tlat_min;write_lat_max;write_lat_mean;write_lat_dev;write_bw_min;write_bw_max;write_bw_agg_pct;write_bw_mean;write_bw_dev;cpu_user;cpu_sys;cpu_csw;cpu_mjf;cpu_minf;iodepth_1;iodepth_2;iodepth_4;iodepth_8;iodepth_16;iodepth_32;iodepth_64;lat_2us;lat_4us;lat_10us;lat_20us;lat_50us;lat_100us;lat_250us;lat_500us;lat_750us;lat_1000us;lat_2ms;lat_4ms;lat_10ms;lat_20ms;lat_50ms;lat_100ms;lat_250ms;lat_500ms;lat_750ms;lat_1000ms;lat_2000ms;lat_over_2000ms;disk_name;disk_read_iops;disk_write_iops;disk_read_merges;disk_write_merges;disk_read_ticks;write_ticks;disk_queue_time;disk_util
 .fi
+.P
+In client/server mode terse output differs from what appears when jobs are run
+locally. Disk utilization data is omitted from the standard terse output and
+for v3 and later appears on its own separate line at the end of each terse
+reporting cycle.
 .SH JSON OUTPUT
 The \fBjson\fR output format is intended to be both human readable and convenient
 for automated parsing. For the most part its sections mirror those of the
@@ -3859,6 +3867,9 @@ containing two hostnames `h1' and `h2' with IP addresses 192.168.10.120 and
 /mnt/nfs/fio/192.168.10.121.fileio.tmp
 .PD
 .RE
+.P
+Terse output in client/server mode will differ slightly from what is produced
+when fio is run in stand-alone mode. See the terse output section for details.
 .SH AUTHORS
 .B fio
 was written by Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>.