speedtest.net CLI

This is a simple command line client to speedtest.net written in Go.

It is a direct port from https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli written in Python. It lacks some of the features though, e.g. -mini and -share options are not supported.

Installation

Run te following commands in console

go get github.com/crepehat/speedtest-cli
go install github.com/crepehat/speedtest-cli

Usage

Without any arguments speedtest-cli tests the speed against the closest server with the lowest latency.

The following command line options are available:

  -bytes
        Display values in bytes instead of bits. Does not affect the image generated by -share
  -h    Shorthand for -help option
  -help
        Show usage information and exit
  -interface string
        IP address of network interface to bind to
  -list
        Display a list of speedtest.net servers sorted by distance
  -quiet
        Suppress verbose output, only show basic information
  -secure
        Use HTTPS instead of HTTP when communicating with speedtest.net operated servers
  -server uint
        Specify a server ID to test against
  -timeout duration
        HTTP timeout duration. Default 10s (default 10s)
  -version
        Show the version number and exit