NAME
trace-cmd - interacts with Ftrace Linux kernel internal tracer
SYNOPSIS
trace-cmd COMMAND [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
The trace-cmd(1) command interacts with the Ftrace tracer that is built
inside the Linux kernel. It interfaces with the Ftrace specific files
found in the debugfs file system under the tracing directory. A COMMAND
must be specified to tell trace-cmd what to do.
COMMANDS
record - record a live trace and write a trace.dat file to the
local disk or to the network.
report - reads a trace.dat file and converts the binary data to a
ASCII text readable format.
start - start the tracing without recording to a trace.dat file.
stop - stop tracing (only disables recording, overhead of tracer
is still in effect)
extract - extract the data from the kernel buffer and create a trace.dat
file.
reset - disables all tracing and gives back the system performance.
(clears all data from the kernel buffers)
split - splits a trace.dat file into smaller files.
list - list the available plugins or events that can be recorded.
listen - open up a port to listen for remote tracing connections.
OPTIONS
*-h, --help
Displace the help text.
Other options see the man page for the corresponding command.
SEE ALSO
trace-cmd-record(1), trace-cmd-report(1), trace-cmd-start(1),
trace-cmd-stop(1), trace-cmd-extract(1), trace-cmd-reset(1),
trace-cmd-split(1), trace-cmd-list(1), trace-cmd-listen(1),
trace-cmd.dat(5)
AUTHOR
Written by Steven Rostedt, <rostedt@goodmis.org[1]>
RESOURCES
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/trace-cmd.git
COPYING
Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc. Free use of this software is granted
under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).
NOTES
1. rostedt@goodmis.org
mailto:rostedt@goodmis.org
[FIXME: source] 06/22/2010