---
name: "paraprof"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tau"
version: "2.17.3.1.dfsg-4.2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/paraprof"
---

# paraprof(1)

Opens TAU's performance data viewer.

## NAME

paraprof - Opens TAU's performance data viewer.

## SYNOPSIS

**paraprof** \[-h, --help\] \[-p\] \[-f, --filetype *filetype*\] \[-i, --fixnames\] \[--pack *file*\] \[--dump\] \[-m, --monitor\]

## DESCRIPTION

For the TAU profiles type, you can specify either a specific set of profile files on the commandline, or you can specify a directory (by default the current directory). The specified directory will be searched for profile.\*.\*.\* files, or, in the case of multiple counters, directories named MULTI\_\* containing profile data.

## OPTION

\-p Use \`pprof\` to compute derived data.

\-f, --filetype *filetype*  Specify type of performance data, options are: profiles (default), pprof, dynaprof, mpip, gprof, psrun, hpm, packed, cube, hpc

\-i, --fixnames Use the fixnames option for gprof.

\--pack *file* Pack the data into packed (.ppk) format (does not launch ParaProf GUI)

\--dump Dump profile data to TAU profile format (does not launch ParaProf GUI).

\-m, --monitor Perform runtime monitoring of profile data