---
name: "ustd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ust-bin"
version: "0.5-1+squeeze1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ustd"
---

# ustd(1)

## NAME

**ustd** -- a daemon that collects trace data and writes it to the disk

## SYNOPSIS

**ustd** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ustd** is a program that collects trace data and writes it to the disk.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes(\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

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

  Show summary of options.

- **-o** *DIR*

  Specify the directory where to output the traces.

- **-s** *PATH*

  Specify the path to use for the daemon socket.

- **-d**

  Start as a daemon.

- **-p**, **--pidfile**=*FILE*

  Write the PID in this file (when using -d).

- **-V**, **--version**

  Show version of program.

## AUTHOR

**ustd** was written by Pierre-Marc Fournier.

This manual page was written by Jon Bernard \<jbernard@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).