The mode `measure` writes a randomly generated filename with `dd` and reads the file afterwards. From the output is the of the command we fetch the speed in MB/s or GB/s.
```txt
$ check_disk-io -m measure
OK: Disk speed in /tmp using 100M - WRITE 952 MB/s READ 4.1 GB/s
|write=952;; read=4198.4;;
```
By default the check is done in /tmp with 100MB generated random data. You can set another directory eg. to perform a check on a mounted filesystem.