06-12-2012
What Operating System and version are you running?
How big are the files?
Are either or both of the files in sorted order?
Do the records in each file match one-for-one?
Does the output order matter?
Can you post sample input and matching output?
Is this an extract from a database where it might be easier to work on the data while it is still in the database?
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LEARN ABOUT SUSE
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)