[Suggestion] Header for --minimal output

[Suggestion] Header for --minimal output

[Alireza Haghdoost]

the --minimal output is very hard to track and decode by script
developers. It would be nice if we can add append a header within the
output file. Then the output file would be self explanatory in
spreadsheet. In this case, for example I would know the column that my
script should track is located in column 72nd. Otherwise, my
understanding is that the only way to discover output is refering to
man page and count/decode columns all by hand.

I wish if my hand had 72 fingers for this case study :-)

--
Alireza

Re: [Suggestion] Header for --minimal output

[Sitsofe Wheeler]

On 16 February 2015 at 16:34, Alireza Haghdoost <haghdoost@gmail.com> wrote:
> the --minimal output is very hard to track and decode by script

Wouldn't it be preferable to use the json output if things are going
to be processed further?

-- 
Sitsofe | http://sucs.org/~sits/

Re: [Suggestion] Header for --minimal output

[Alireza Haghdoost]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 16 February 2015 at 16:34, Alireza Haghdoost <haghdoost@gmail.com> wrote:
>> the --minimal output is very hard to track and decode by script
>
> Wouldn't it be preferable to use the json output if things are going
> to be processed further?
>

I was not aware of such a feature. I think it is not documented in the
man page. Can you please share an example of json output with me ?

--Alireza

RE: [Suggestion] Header for --minimal output

[Carl Zwanzig]

(sorry about the top-posting)

Not always, there are many applications where columnar data is easier to work with; I have a fair number of processes that collect lots of fio terse output and use awk & sort to condense the results. JSON would add an extra set of steps.

That aside, an optional fio-provided header would be nice.

z!

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Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 9:30 AM
To: Alireza Haghdoost
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Subject: Re: [Suggestion] Header for --minimal output

On 16 February 2015 at 16:34, Alireza Haghdoost <haghdoost@gmail.com> wrote:
> the --minimal output is very hard to track and decode by script

Wouldn't it be preferable to use the json output if things are going
to be processed further?

Re: [Suggestion] Header for --minimal output

[Alireza Haghdoost]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Carl Zwanzig <cpz@coraid.com> wrote:
> That aside, an optional fio-provided header would be nice.

That is exactly what I was looking. I am parsing normal output right
now  (mehh!). It turns out parsing normal output is much more easier
that terse output with 10 fingers :-)