tcpspray.1

.\" manual page v0.3 [1/15/92] for tcpspray
.TH TCPSPRAY 1 "23 October 1991"
.SH NAME
tcpspray \- print average throughput for a tcp connection
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tcpspray
[
.B \-v
] [
.B \-e
] [
.B \-h
] [
.B \-b
.I blksize
] [
.B \-n
.I nblks
]
.if n .ti +5n
[
.B \-f
.I filename
]
.I hostname
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
.I tcpspray
sends data to either the discard or echo TCP service on the specified
host and prints the average throughput.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 15
.BI \-v
Prints a dot for each block sent. Will also print a backspace for each
block received in echo mode.  Note: the I/O required for this option will
affect the throughput rates.
.TP
.BI \-e
Use the TCP echo service instead of discard (the default) and print
throughput rates for both transmission and reception.
.TP
.BI \-h
Print a usage description.
.TP
.BI \-b " blksize"
Sets the size of a block (the internal buffer) in bytes.  Defaults to 1024.
.TP
.BI \-n " nblks"
Sets the number of blocks to transfer.  Defaults to 100.
.TP
.BI \-f " filename"
Copy the contents of the specified file into the internal buffer
(sized by
.BI \-b
option).  The buffer is zeroed by default.  If the file is larger than
the buffer, only the first
.I blksize
bytes will be used.  If the file is smaller than the buffer, the
remaining bytes are zeroed. 

This option is useful in determining the relationship of the data
transferred to throughput.  E.g., if data compression is used on any
of the intermediate links comprising the TCP connection, preloading
the buffer with a text file will produce greater throughput than with
a file that has already been compressed.
.TP
.BI \-d " delay"
Sets the time in microseconds to wait between successive buffer
transmissions.  The default is no delay.
.TP
\".SH EXAMPLES
\".SH FILES
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ping (8),
.BR spray (8)
.SH AUTHOR
Greg Christy (gmc@quotron.com)