---
name: "readahead-collector"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "readahead-fedora"
version: "2:1.5.6-5.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/readahead-collector"
---

# readahead-collector(8)

collect list of files used during the boot process

## NAME

readahead-collector - collect list of files used during the boot process

## SYNOPSIS

readahead-collector \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**readahead-collector** is a files list generator for use in [readahead(8)](/readahead/8.md) based on the files used during the boot process.

- **Note:** readahead-collector uses the audit subsystem of the kernel

  to gather the list of accessed files; for this reason, it is necessary that the kernel is built with the *CONFIG\_AUDIT* and *CONFIG\_AUDITSYSCAL* options enabled. Stock Debian kernels *are* built with these options.

## OPTIONS

- **-d**

  enable debug mode.

- **-f**

  leave the daemon in the foreground for debugging, output goes to stdout.

- **-h**

  print the usage information.

## FILES

- */etc/readahead.conf*

  ## SEE ALSO

[**readahead**(8)](/readahead/8.md)

## AUTHORS

- Karel Zak \<kzak@redhat.com\>,

  This manual page was written by Raphael Geissert \<geissert@debian.org\>