DUMP_ACCT(8)						      System Manager's Manual						      DUMP_ACCT(8)

NAME

       dump-acct - print an acct/pacct file in human-readable format

SYNOPSIS

       dump-acct [-r|--reverse] [-R|--raw] [-n|--num recs] [--byte-swap] [--format] [--ahz freq] [-h|--help] [files]

DESCRIPTION

       The  dump-acct  command	transforms  the output file from the accton format to the human-readable format: one record per line.  Each record
       consists of severald fields which are separated by character "|" (the meaning of concreate field depends on the version of kernel package -
       with which the accton file was created).

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -r, --reverse
	      Print the output in reverse order.

       -R, --raw
	      The records will be printed without any parsing.

       -n, --num NUMRECS
	      Display only the first NUMRECS number of records.

       --byteswap
	      Swap the bytes (relative to your system's native byte order) in --raw output.

       --format
	      Set output format with --raw option.

       --ahz FREQ
	      Set the AHZ (platform dependent frequency in Hertz) to FREQ.

       -h, --help
	      Print a help message and the default location of the process accounting file and exit.

SEE ALSO

       accton (8), lastcomm (1)

Linux accounting system 					  2009 December 2						      DUMP_ACCT(8)