PERF-DATA(1)                     perf Manual                    PERF-DATA(1)

NAME         top

       perf-data - Data file related processing

SYNOPSIS         top

       perf data [<common options>] <command> [<options>]",

DESCRIPTION         top

       Data file related processing.

COMMANDS         top

       convert
           Converts perf data file into another format (only CTF [1] format
           is support by now). It’s possible to set data-convert debug
           variable to get debug messages from conversion, like: perf
           --debug data-convert data convert ...

OPTIONS FOR CONVERT         top

       --to-ctf
           Triggers the CTF conversion, specify the path of CTF data
           directory.

       -i
           Specify input perf data file path.

       -v, --verbose
           Be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc).

       --all
           Convert all events, including non-sample events (comm, fork,
           ...), to output. Default is off, only convert samples.

SEE ALSO         top

       perf(1) [1] Common Trace Format - http://www.efficios.com/ctf 

COLOPHON         top

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perf                             09/14/2017                     PERF-DATA(1)

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