---
name: "get_cyclictest_snapshot"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "rt-tests"
version: "2.11-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/get_cyclictest_snapshot"
---

# get\_cyclictest\_snapshot(8)

Get a snapshot of running instances of cyclictest

\# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later

## NAME

get\_cyclictest\_snapshot - Get a snapshot of running instances of cyclictest

## SYNOPSIS

**get\_cyclictest\_snapshot** \[**\[-h\] \[-l\] \[-s \[pid** *\[pid ...\]\]\]*\]\
 \[**\[-p \[pid \[pid** *...\]\]\]*\]

## OPTIONS

Without options, this program will send USR2 to cyclictest to create a snapshot and then print it out.\

- Optional arguments:

  - **-h, --help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-l, --list**

  list the main pid(s) of running instances of cyclictest

- **-s \[pid \[pid ...\]\], --snapshot \[pid \[pid ...\]\]**

  take a snapshot of running instances of cyclictest\
   by sending USR2 to cyclictest

- **-p \[pid \[pid ...\]\], --print \[pid \[pid ...\]\]**

  print the snapshots

## SEE ALSO

[**cyclictest**(8)](/cyclictest/8.md),

## AUTHOR

get\_cyclictest\_snapshot was written by John Kacur \<jkacur at redhat dot com\>