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opimport

OPIMPORT(1)						      General Commands Manual						       OPIMPORT(1)

NAME

       opimport - converts sample database files

SYNOPSIS

       opimport [ options ] input_file

DESCRIPTION

       opimport converts sample database files from a foreign binary format (abi) to the native format.

OPTIONS

       --abi / -a
	      Input abi file description location.

       --force / -f
	      Force conversion even if the input and output abi are identical.

       --output / -o filename
	      Specify  the  output  filename. If the output file already exists it is not overwritten but data are accumulated in. Sample filename
	      are informative for post profile tools and must be kept identical, in other word the pathname from the first path component contain-
	      ing a '{' must be kept as it in the output filename.

       --help / -? / --usage
	      Show help message.

       --verbose / -V
	      Give verbose debugging output.

       --version / -v
	      Show version.

ENVIRONMENT

       No special environment variables are recognised by opimport

FILES

       /var/lib/oprofile/abi
	      The abi file description of the sample database files

VERSION

       This man page is current for oprofile-0.9.6.

SEE ALSO

       /usr/share/doc/oprofile/, oprofile(1)

4th Berkeley Distribution					 Tue 06 July 2010						       OPIMPORT(1)

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