---
name: "otfprint"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "otf-trace"
version: "1.12.5+dfsg-8+b5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/otfprint"
---

# otfprint(1)

Convert an OTF trace into a human readable, long version

## NAME

otfprint - Convert an OTF trace into a human readable, long version

## DESCRIPTION

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  otfprint - Convert an OTF trace or parts of it into a human readable, long

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  version.

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  Syntax: otfprint \[options\] \<input file name\>

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  options:

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

  show this help message

- **-V**

  show OTF version

- **-f** \<n\>

  set max number of filehandles available (default: 50)

- **-o** \<file\>

  output file if the ouput file is unspecified the stdout will be used

**--num** \<a\> \<b\> output only records no. \[a,b\]

- **--time** \<a\> \<b\>

  output only records with time stamp in \[a,b\]

- **--nodef**

  omit definition records

- **--noevent**

  omit event records

- **--nostat**

  omit statistic records

- **--nosnap**

  omit snapshot records

- **--nomarker**

  omit marker records

- **--nokeyvalue**

  omit key-value pairs

- **--fullkeyvalue**

  show key-value pairs including the contents of byte-arrays

- **--procs** \<a\>

  show only processes \<a\> \<a\> is a space-seperated list of process-tokens

- **--records** \<a\> show only records \<a\>

  \<a\> is a space-seperated list of record-type-numbers record-type-numbers can be found in OTF\_Definitions.h (OTF\_\*\_RECORD)

- **-s**, **--silent**

  do not display anything except the time otfprint needed to read the tracefile