trace-cmd-clear(1) — Linux manual page
TRACE-CMD-CLEAR(1) libtracefs Manual TRACE-CMD-CLEAR(1)
NAME
trace-cmd-clear - clear the Ftrace buffer.
SYNOPSIS
trace-cmd clear [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
The trace-cmd(1) clear clears the content of the Ftrace ring
buffer.
OPTIONS
-B buffer-name
If the kernel supports multiple buffers, this will clear only
the given buffer. It does not affect any other buffers. This
may be used multiple times to specify different buffers. The
top level buffer will not be clearded if this option is
given.
-a
Clear all existing buffers, including the top level one.
SEE ALSO
trace-cmd(1), trace-cmd-record(1), trace-cmd-report(1),
trace-cmd-start(1), trace-cmd-extract(1), trace-cmd-reset(1),
trace-cmd-split(1), trace-cmd-list(1), trace-cmd-listen(1)
AUTHOR
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org[1]>, author of trace-cmd.
Tzvetomir Stoyanov <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com[2]>, author of this man page.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org[3]>
LICENSE
trace-cmd is Free Software licensed under the terms of the GNU
Public License (GPL).
RESOURCES
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.git/
NOTES
1. rostedt@goodmis.org
mailto:rostedt@goodmis.org
2. tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
mailto:tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
3. linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
mailto:linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
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