diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 22cbc9a..90cc470 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ -# Test read/write speed of SD/microSD/USB/SSD/HDD. -Bash script for Mac OS X and Linux to test SD/microSD card or SSD/HDD/USB drive read and write speed. +# Mac - Disk IO speed test + +Bash script for Mac OS X test SSD/HDD/SDHC or network storage's read and write speeds of devices on or connected to your mac. Usage: ``` -$ bash sd_card_speed_test.sh +$ bash storage_speedtest.sh /Volumes/Data/ ``` -IE: `/Volumes/Untitled` and not `/dev/disk2` +i.e., use: `/Volumes/Data` and not `/dev/disk2` -Note: administrator password is necessary for sudo to reset file system cache. Read speed result is incorrect without cache reset. +Note: administrator password is necessary for sudo to reset file system cache (using sync & purge command). This is because the Read speed results are incorrect when performed without a cache reset.