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 ## System
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-# Check if it's root running
+##### Display CPU and IO statistics for devices and partitions.
+```bash
+# refresh every second
+iostat -x -t 1
+```
+
+##### Display bandwidth usage on an network interface (e.g. enp175s0f0)
+```bash
+iftop -i enp175s0f0
+```
+
+##### Check if it's root running
 ```bash
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
         echo "Please run this as root"