Internet speed-test from the terminal with logging enabled by default, speedtest.sh enables you to log your ping, upload and downloads stats over time.
┌──(user㉿user)-[~]
└─$ bash speedtest.sh
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Starting speedtest.sh at 15:04:26 on Thursday 2021-09-23
ISP : MTN NIGERIA Communication limited
Location : Lagos / NG
Region : Lagos
IP Address : 127.0.0.1
Timezone : Africa/Lagos
Ping: 65.652 ms
Download: 4.13 Mbit/s
Upload: 0.14 Mbit/s
----------------------------------------------------------------------speedtest.sh logs the results to speedtest-log
┌──(user㉿user)-[~]
└─$ cat speedtest-log
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Starting speedtest.sh at 15:04:26 on Thursday 2021-09-23
ISP : MTN NIGERIA Communication limited
Location : Lagos / NG
Region : Lagos
IP Address : 197.210.78.124
Timezone : Africa/Lagos
Ping: 65.652 ms
Download: 4.13 Mbit/s
Upload: 0.14 Mbit/s
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Starting speedtest.sh at 19:13:47 on Friday 2021-09-23
ISP : MTN NIGERIA Communication limited
Location : Lagos / NG
Region : Lagos
IP Address : 127.0.0.1
Timezone : Africa/Lagos
Ping: 56.779 ms
Download: 47.13 Mbit/s
Upload: 3.82 Mbit/s
----------------------------------------------------------------------Create crontab file with:
crontab -e
then select which editor you're comfortable with
┌──(user㉿user)-[~]
└─$ crontab -e
no crontab for user - using an empty one
Select an editor. To change later, run 'select-editor'.
1. /bin/nano <---- easiest
2. /usr/bin/vim.basic
3. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
4. /usr/bin/code
Choose 1-4 [1]: 1add to the crontab file and save
0 6 * * * ~/speed-test/speedtest.shthis would run speedtest.sh every day at 6am
please refer to https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-do-i-add-jobs-to-cron-under-linux-or-unix-oses/ to learn more about cron jobs