FILEOP(1)

💅 FILEOP — bestie, we're benchmarking file ops ✨

okay so real talk, fileop is a benchmark for file operations and it's lowkey iconic. it creates a whole little ecosystem of temporary files and then puts them through their paces. it's giving stress test, it's giving main character energy. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

fileop [-f X ]|[-l # -u #] [-s Y] [-t] [-v] [-e] [-b] -[w]

no cap, that's the whole vibe. let's break it down bestie 👇

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea 🍓: it creates a bunch of temporary files, then benchmarks file operations on them. periodt.

given a force factor X (that's the -f option btw), here's the cascade:

1. X directories get created in the current directory
2. inside each of those, X subdirectories get created
3. finally, in each of the X^2 subdirectories, X files get created

which totals up to X^3 files 💀 that's a lot of files bestie, the math is mathing.

each of those files is 1 byte, unless you say otherwise with -s. tiny little babies. 🧚

🎀 Command arguments 🎀

• -f # — Force factor. X^3 files will be created and removed. this is the big one, the moment, the icon. 👑
• -l # — Lower limit on the value of the Force factor. the floor, the minimum, the bare minimum bestie. 🙈
• -u # — Upper limit on the value of the Force factor. the ceiling, the max, the sky's the limit. ⭐
• -s # — Optional. Sets filesize for the create/write. you want bigger files? say less. 💖
• -t # — Verbose output option. spill everything, we love a chatty king. 🗣️
• -v # — Version information. who are you, where did you come from. 🌈
• -e # — Excel importable format. yes bestie, take it straight to the spreadsheet. 📊
• -b — Output best case results. the good ending. ✨
• -w — Output worst case results. the bad ending. 😭

ngl, -f and the -l/-u pair are two different ways to pick your force factor, notice the | in the synopsis, that's an either/or situation. 💅

🫶 sign-off 🫶

this lil masterpiece lives in the User Commands section of the manual and it's dated August 2008 — a vintage baddie fr fr. stay slay, run your benchmarks responsibly, and remember: X^3 files is a choice. 💜