Install Speedtest CLI

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∟Install Speedtest CLI

This section provides a tutorial on how to install and use 'Speedtest CLI' on macOS.

If you want to measure what is your Internet speed, you can try this simple tool called "Speedtest CLI".

1. Go to Speedtest CLI Website at speedtest.net/apps/cli.

2. Click "Download for macOS" to download the binary package. And save the file as ookla-speedtest-1.0.0-macosx.tar.

3. Install it to the system library:

herong$ mkdir Speedtest
herong$ cd Speedtest
herong$ mv ../ookla-speedtest-1.0.0-macosx.tar .
herong$ tar -xf ookla-speedtest-1.0.0-macosx.tar
herong$ cd ..

herong$ sodu mv ./Speedtest /Library/Speedtest

4 Try it out:

herong$ /Library/Speedtest/speedtest

======================================================================
You may only use this Speedtest software and information generated
from it for personal, non-commercial use, through a command line
interface on a personal computer. Your use of this software is subject
to the End User License Agreement, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at
these URLs:

  https://www.speedtest.net/about/eula
  https://www.speedtest.net/about/terms
  https://www.speedtest.net/about/privacy

======================================================================
Do you accept the license? [type YES to accept]: YES
License acceptance recorded. Continuing.

   Speedtest by Ookla

     Server: ABC Mobile, Miami (id = 9999)
        ISP: ABC Telecom
    Latency:    15.87 ms   (8.76 ms jitter)
   Download:    50.12 Mbps (data used: 56.2 MB)
     Upload:    23.44 Mbps (data used: 42.1 MB)
Packet Loss: Not available.
 Result URL: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/c3c5c51a-...