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.TH "TRACE\-CMD\-CONVERT" "1" "02/10/2024" "libtracefs" "libtracefs Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
trace-cmd-convert \- convert trace files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fBtrace\-cmd convert\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIoutput\-file\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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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)\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-i\fR \fIinput\-file\fR
.RS 4
By default, trace\-cmd convert will read the file
\fItrace\&.dat\fR\&. But the
\fB\-i\fR
option open up the given
\fIinput\-file\fR
instead\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-o\fR \fIout\-file\fR
.RS 4
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\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-file\-version\fR
.RS 4
Desired version of the output file\&. Supported versions are 6 or 7\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-compression\fR
.RS 4
Compression of the trace output file, one of these strings can be passed:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
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\*(Aqany\*(Aq  \- auto select the best available compression algorithm
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
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\*(Aqnone\*(Aq \- do not compress the trace file
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
\*(Aqname\*(Aq \- the name of the desired compression algorithms\&. Available algorithms can be listed with
trace\-cmd list \-c
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Print usage information\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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# trace\-cmd convert \-\-compression any trace_compress\&.dat
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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trace\-cmd(1), trace\-cmd\&.dat(1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
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\fBSteven Rostedt\fR <\m[blue]\fBrostedt@goodmis\&.org\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2>, author of \fBtrace\-cmd\fR\&. \fBTzvetomir Stoyanov\fR <\m[blue]\fBtz\&.stoyanov@gmail\&.com\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2>, author of this man page\&.
.SH "RESOURCES"
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\m[blue]\fBhttps://git\&.kernel\&.org/pub/scm/utils/trace\-cmd/trace\-cmd\&.git/\fR\m[]
.SH "COPYING"
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Copyright (C) 2021 VMware\&. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL)\&.
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
rostedt@goodmis.org
.RS 4
\%mailto:rostedt@goodmis.org
.RE
.IP " 2." 4
tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
.RS 4
\%mailto:tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
.RE