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starpu_workers_activity

STARPU_WORKERS_ACTIVITY:(1)					   User Commands				       STARPU_WORKERS_ACTIVITY:(1)

NAME

       starpu_workers_activity: - manual page for starpu_workers_activity: 40: [: --version: unexpected operator

DESCRIPTION

       ./starpu_workers_activity:  40: [: --help: unexpected operator ./starpu_workers_activity: 40: [: --help: unexpected operator ./starpu_work-
       ers_activity: 45: [: --help: unexpected operator ./starpu_workers_activity: 45: [: --help: unexpected  operator	./starpu_workers_activity:
       45: [: --help: unexpected operator Error. File <--help> not found

       Offline tool to display the activity of the workers during the execution.

	      The  starpu_fxt_tool  utility  now  generates  a file named 'activity.data' which can be processed by this script to generate a plot
	      named activity.eps

	      Typical usage:

	      ./starpu_fxt_tool -i /tmp/prof_file_foo ./starpu_workers_activity activity.data

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
	      display this help and exit

       -v, --version
	      output version information and exit

       -h, --help
	      display this help and exit

       -v, --version
	      output version information and exit

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <starpu-devel@lists.gforge.inria.fr>

       ./starpu_workers_activity: 40:  [:  --version:  unexpected  operator  ./starpu_workers_activity:  45:  [:  --version:  unexpected  operator
       ./starpu_workers_activity: 45: [: --version: unexpected operator ./starpu_workers_activity: 45: [: --version: unexpected operator
       Error. File <--version> not found

       Offline tool to display the activity of the workers during the execution.

	      The  starpu_fxt_tool  utility  now  generates  a file named 'activity.data' which can be processed by this script to generate a plot
	      named activity.eps

	      Typical usage:

	      ./starpu_fxt_tool -i /tmp/prof_file_foo ./starpu_workers_activity activity.data

       Report bugs to <starpu-devel@lists.gforge.inria.fr>

starpu_workers_activity: 40: [: --version: unexpected operator	   November 2013				       STARPU_WORKERS_ACTIVITY:(1)

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