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.TH "PERF_3.2\-TIMECHART" "1" "06/24/2012" "perf" "perf Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
perf-timechart \- Tool to visualize total system behavior during a workload
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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There are two variants of perf timechart:
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\*(Aqperf timechart record \*(Aq to record the system level events
of an arbitrary workload\&.
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\*(Aqperf timechart\*(Aq to turn a trace into a Scalable Vector Graphics file,
that can be viewed with popular SVG viewers such as \*(AqInkscape\*(Aq\&.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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\-o, \-\-output=
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Select the output file (default: output\&.svg)
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\-i, \-\-input=
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Select the input file (default: perf\&.data)
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\-w, \-\-width=
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Select the width of the SVG file (default: 1000)
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\-P, \-\-power\-only
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Only output the CPU power section of the diagram
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\-p, \-\-process
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Select the processes to display, by name or PID
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\-\-symfs=
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Look for files with symbols relative to this directory\&.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBperf_3.2-record\fR(1)