---
name: "barectf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-barectf"
version: "3.1.2-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/barectf"
---

# barectf(1)

Generate C99 code that can write native CTF packets

## NAME

barectf - Generate C99 code that can write native CTF packets

## SYNOPSIS

**barectf** *COMMAND COMMAND-ARGS*

## DESCRIPTION

The **barectf** command generates C99 code, that itself can write Common Trace Format \<http://diamon.org/ctf\> packets natively, out of a YAML configuration input file. The full documentation of barectf is available on the project’s website \<http://barectf.org\>.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show this help and quit

- **-V**, **--version**

  Show version and quit

## COMMANDS

- **gen, generate**

  Generate the C source and CTF metadata stream files of a tracer from a configuration file.

- **show-effective-configuration, show-effective-config, show-effective-cfg**

  Print the effective configuration file for a given configuration file and inclusion directories.

- **show-configuration-version, show-config-version, show-cfg-version**

  Print the major version of a given configuration file.

Run \`barectf COMMAND **--help**\` to show the help of COMMAND.