---
name: "otfshrink"
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/otfshrink"
---

# otfshrink(1)

Create a new OTF trace that only includes specified processes

## NAME

otfshrink - Create a new OTF trace that only includes specified processes

## DESCRIPTION

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  otfshrink - Create a new OTF trace that only includes

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  specified processes.

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  Syntax: otfshrink \[options\] **-i** \<file\>

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  options:

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

  show this help message

- **-V**

  show OTF version

- **-i** \<file\>

  input file name

- **-o** \<name\>

  namestub of the output file (default: out)

- **-l** "\<list\>"

  a list of processes in quotes to enable, i.e. keep in the copy, e.g. '-l "1,2 4-8 3",10 12-20'

- **-v**

  invert setting from '-l', i.e. deactivate/exclude listed processes

- **-m** "\<list\>"

  map all listed processes to one representative and remove all remaining ones first process in list is the representative, must not be mixed with '-l' and '-v'

- **-f** \<file\>

  read multiple '-m' lists from the given file one list/group per line, empty lines allowed

- **-s** \<mode\>

  simulation mode: display all selected processes, no files are created, (display modes: (l)ist, (r)ange, or (t)able,

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  defaut: range)

- **-p** \<file\>

  displays all processes with name and id input file without ".otf"

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  Multiple instances of '-l', '-m', and '-f' may be used.