microsoft / microsoft/WSL

iotop not working

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  • Your Windows build number: (Type ver at a Windows Command Prompt)
    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]

  • What you're doing and what's happening: (Copy&paste specific commands and their output, or include screen shots)

  1. install iotop
  2. try to execute iotop
    image
  • What's wrong / what should be happening instead:
    program should start but doesn't

  • Strace of the failing command, if applicable: (If <cmd> is failing, then run strace -o strace.txt -ff <cmd>, and post the strace.txt output here)

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Read CONTRIBUTING.md, then reproduce the listed install-and-execute steps under the reported Windows build. Capture the command result and, if applicable, the requested strace output; done means the startup failure has a reproducible cause and the expected behavior is restored or clearly documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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