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NAME

       pmdbg - translate Performance Co-Pilot debug control flags

SYNOPSIS

       pmdbg code ...
       pmdbg -l

DESCRIPTION

       The components of the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) use a global vector of
       bit-fields to control diagnostic and debug output.

       pmdbg with a -l argument prints out the mnemonic and decimal values  of
       all the bit-fields in the debug control vector.

       In  the  alternative usage, the code arguments are values for the debug
       vector, and the bit-fields that are enabled by each of these values  is
       listed.

       Each code may be an integer, a hexadecimal value or a hexadecimal value
       prefixed by either ‘‘0x’’ or ‘‘0X’’.

       Most applications using  the  facilities  of  the  PCP  support  a  -DN
       command-line syntax to enable debug control.  pmdbg is designed to help
       choose an appropriate value for N.

PCP ENVIRONMENT

       Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the
       file  and  directory names used by PCP.  On each installation, the file
       /etc/pcp.conf contains the  local  values  for  these  variables.   The
       $PCP_CONF  variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration
       file, as described in pcp.conf(4).

SEE ALSO

       PCPIntro(1), pcp.conf(4) and pcp.env(4).