| TRACE-CMD-CONVERT(1) |
| =================== |
| |
| NAME |
| ---- |
| trace-cmd-convert - convert trace files |
| |
| SYNOPSIS |
| -------- |
| *trace-cmd convert* ['OPTIONS'] ['output-file'] |
| |
| DESCRIPTION |
| ----------- |
| The trace-cmd(1) convert command converts trace file. It reads the input file and copies the data |
| into an output file. The output file may be in different format, depending on the command line |
| arguments. The default output is in version 7 and compressed (if |
| compiled with compression support). |
| |
| OPTIONS |
| ------- |
| *-i* 'input-file':: |
| By default, trace-cmd convert will read the file 'trace.dat'. But the *-i* |
| option open up the given 'input-file' instead. |
| |
| *-o* 'out-file':: |
| The name of the output file, this parameter is mandatory. Note, the output file may also be |
| specified as the last item on the command line. |
| |
| *--file-version*:: |
| Desired version of the output file. Supported versions are 6 or 7. |
| |
| *--compression*:: |
| Compression of the trace output file, one of these strings can be passed: |
| |
| 'any' - auto select the best available compression algorithm |
| |
| 'none' - do not compress the trace file |
| |
| 'name' - the name of the desired compression algorithms. Available algorithms can be listed with |
| trace-cmd list -c |
| |
| *--help*:: |
| Print usage information. |
| |
| EXAMPLES |
| -------- |
| |
| # trace-cmd convert --compression any trace_compress.dat |
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| SEE ALSO |
| -------- |
| trace-cmd(1), trace-cmd.dat(1) |
| |
| AUTHOR |
| ------ |
| *Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *trace-cmd*. |
| *Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page. |
| |
| RESOURCES |
| --------- |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.git/ |
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| COPYING |
| ------- |
| Copyright \(C) 2021 VMware. Free use of this software is granted under |
| the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL). |
