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perf-timechart(1)
=================

NAME
----
perf-timechart - Tool to visualize total system behavior during a workload

SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'perf timechart' {record}

DESCRIPTION
-----------
There are two variants of perf timechart:

  'perf timechart record <command>' to record the system level events
  of an arbitrary workload.

  'perf timechart' to turn a trace into a Scalable Vector Graphics file,
  that can be viewed with popular SVG viewers such as 'Inkscape'.

OPTIONS
-------
-o::
--output=::
        Select the output file (default: output.svg)
-i::
--input=::
        Select the input file (default: perf.data)
-w::
--width=::
        Select the width of the SVG file (default: 1000)
-P::
--power-only::
        Only output the CPU power section of the diagram
-p::
--process::
        Select the processes to display, by name or PID

--symfs=<directory>::
        Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.

SEE ALSO
--------
linkperf:perf-record[1]