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NAME
trace-cmd-convert - convert trace files

SYNOPSIS
trace-cmd convert [OPTIONS] [output-file]

DESCRIPTION
The trace-cmd(1) convert command converts trace file. It reads the
input file and copies the data into an output file. The output file may
be in different format, depending on the command line arguments. The
default output is in version 7 and compressed (if compiled with
compression support).

OPTIONS
-i input-file
By default, trace-cmd convert will read the file trace.dat. But the
-i option open up the given input-file instead.

-o out-file
The name of the output file, this parameter is mandatory. Note, the
output file may also be specified as the last item on the command
line.

--file-version
Desired version of the output file. Supported versions are 6 or 7.

--compression
Compression of the trace output file, one of these strings can be
passed:

'any' - auto select the best available compression algorithm

'none' - do not compress the trace file

'name' - the name of the desired compression algorithms. Available algorithms can be listed with
trace-cmd list -c

--help
Print usage information.

EXAMPLES
# trace-cmd convert --compression any trace_compress.dat