Name
kdump
Synopsis
kdump [option
]
Decode and display a kernel trace file produced by
ktrace
. By default, kdump
processes any ktrace.out
file found in the current
working directory.
Options
-
-d
Show all numbers in decimal format.
-
-f
tracefile
Process the file
tracefile
instead ofktrace.out
.-
-l
Continue to read and display the trace file as new trace data is added.
-
-m
maxdata
When decoding I/O data, show no more than
maxdata
bytes.-
-n
Don’t decode completely; display some values, such as those from
ioctl
anderrno
, in their raw format.-
-R
With each entry, show time since previous entry (relative timestamp).
-
-t
tracepoints
Show only the traces specified in
tracepoints
(seekdump
’s-t
option).-
-T
With each entry, show seconds since the epoch (absolute timestamp).
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