---
name: "vite"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vite"
version: "1.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vite"
---

# vite(1)

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## NAME

vite, vite-vbo - a visual trace explorer

## SYNOPSIS

**vite**\
 **vite -h**\
 **vite** **\[-f\|-a\] *file\_path*** **\[-e *export\_path*\]** **\[-t \[*time\_init*\]:\[*time\_end*\]\]**

**vite-vbo**\
 **vite-vbo -h**\
 **vite-vbo** **\[-f\|-a\] *file\_path*** **\[-e *export\_path*\]** **\[-t \[*time\_init*\]:\[*time\_end*\]\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**ViTE** is a visual trace explorer. It is a useful tool for profiling and debugging parallel programs (multi‐process or multi‐core).\
 **ViTE** reads program execution trace data from file (currently in Pajé trace format) and display it in a graphical interface. Program execution data could be a **state** (drawn as a colored rectangle - color depends of the kind of state), an **event** (drawn as a green disc) or a **communication** between two processes (drawn as a white arrow).

Unlike **vite**, **vite-vbo** uses OpenGL's feature VBO (Vertex Buffer Object), which can improve performance of rendering, but can require more GPU memory.

## OPTIONS

**ViTE** accepts the following options:

- **-h**

  Display help.

- **-f** *file\_path*

  Open the *file\_path* file.

- **-a** *file\_path*

  Open the *file\_path* file and display it entirely.

- **-e** *export\_path*

  Export the opened trace file (with **-f** or **-a** option) to the *export\_path* file in SVG format.

- **-t** \[*time\_init*\]:\[*time\_end*\]

  Just parse trace from *time\_init* to *time\_end*.\
   If *time\_init* is missed, trace will be parsed from the minimum time to *time\_end*.\
   If *time\_end* is missed, trace will be parsed from *time\_init* to the maximum time.

## AUTHORS

**ViTE** was created by a group of french engineering school students for the INRIA research center.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to ViTE developers \<vite-issues@inria.fr\>.

## COPYRIGHT

- **ViTE** was released under the **CeCILL-A** licence. The content can be found here: *http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence\_CeCILL\_V2-en.txt*.

  Copyright © 2009 Kevin COULOMB\
   Copyright © 2009 Johnny JAZEIX\
   Copyright © 2009 Olivier LAGRASSE\
   Copyright © 2009 Jule MARCOUEILLE\
   Copyright © 2009 Pascal NOISETTE\
   Copyright © 2009 Arthur REDONDY\
   Copyright © 2009 Clément VUCHENER

- This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.

  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.