---
name: "pmlogger_rewrite"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcp"
version: "7.2.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pmlogger_rewrite"
---

# pmlogger\_rewrite(1)

helper script to rewrite Performance Co-Pilot archives

## NAME

**pmlogger\_rewrite** - helper script to rewrite Performance Co-Pilot archives

## SYNOPSIS

**$PCP\_BINADM\_DIR/pmlogger\_rewrite** \[**-dNsVvw?**\] \[**-c** *config*\] *archive* ...

## DESCRIPTION

**pmlogger\_rewrite** is a helper script that is used by [**pmlogger\_daily**(1)](/pmlogger_daily/1.md) when rewriting Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) archives. Rewriting is usually required to accommodate evolutionary changes in metadata so old archives can be updated and then merged with current archives.

**pmlogger\_rewrite** is a wrapper script for [**pmlogrewrite**(1)](/pmlogrewrite/1.md) that will potentially rewrite all of the archives matching the *archive* arguments. Each *archive* argument may be a PCP archive file name, the basename for the files in a PCP archive, or a directory (in which case all subordinate PCP archives are found by recursive descent).

**pmlogrewrite** is run with the **-i** option so rewriting is done \`\`in place''. The **-q** option is also used, so if no rewriting is required then no changes are made to the archive files.

## OPTIONS

The following options are passed through to **pmlogrewrite**: **-c** (or **--config**), **-d** (or **--desperate**), **-s** (or **--scale**), **-v** (or **--verbose)** and **-w** (or **--warnings**). Refer to [**pmlogrewrite**(1)](/pmlogrewrite/1.md) for the meaning of these options.\

The remaining options are:

- **-N**, **--showme**

  Runs **pmlogger\_rewrite** in a \`\`show me'' or \`\`dry run'' mode where the tasks that would be performed are reported, but no changes are made. This is typically used for debugging in combination with one (verbose) or two (very verbose) **-V** options.

- **-V**, **--verbose**

  Increase script output verbosity.

- **-?**, **--help**

  Display usage message and exit.

## PCP ENVIRONMENT

Environment variables with the prefix **PCP\_** are used to parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP. On each installation, the file */etc/pcp.conf* contains the local values for these variables. The **$PCP\_CONF** variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in [**pcp.conf**(5)](/pcp.conf/5.md).

## SEE ALSO

[**PCPIntro**(1)](/PCPIntro/1.md), [**pmlogger**(1)](/pmlogger/1.md), [**pmlogger\_daily**(1)](/pmlogger_daily/1.md) and [**pmlogrewrite**(1)](/pmlogrewrite/1.md).