> -----Original Message----- > From: fio-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fio-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mohanraj B > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 5:01 AM > Subject: Understanding --section=name option. ... > > [job1] > rw=randread > size=100M > > [job2] > rw=read > size=10m > > I want to run the job2 only, so used --section option. > Below is the docker command have used to test --section option. > > docker run -v /home/:/tmp/fio-data/ fio:5.0 --section job2 --client > 172.17.0.3 read.fio > May be I am not using the option properly, please explain how to use > the option based on the job file I have given here. The convention for most command line tools, not just fio, is --option=value not --option value The one-character shorthand options, when they exist, use spaces: -o value See https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Argument-Syntax.html --- Robert Elliott, HPE Persistent Memory