.TH py_syscolors.d 1m "$Date:: 2007-10-03 #$" "USER COMMANDS" .SH NAME py_syscolors.d - trace Python function flow plus syscalls, in color. .SH SYNOPSIS .B py_syscolors.d { \-p PID | \-c cmd } .SH DESCRIPTION This watches Python function entries and returns, and indents child function calls. Filename and function names are printed if available. .SH OS Any .SH STABILITY Evolving - uses the DTrace Python provider, which may change as additional features are introduced. Check Python/Readme to see what version these scripts are based on. .SH EXAMPLES .TP Default output, # .B py_syscolors.d .PP .SH FIELDS .TP C CPU-id .TP PID Process ID .TP DELTA(us) Elapsed time from previous line to this line .TP FILE Filename of the Python program .TP LINE Line number of filename .TP TYPE Type of call (func/syscall) .TP NAME Python function or syscall name .SH WARNING Watch the first column carefully, it prints the CPU-id. If it changes, then it is very likely that the output has been shuffled. .PP .SH DOCUMENTATION See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the Examples, Notes and Docs directories. The example files may be especially useful as they aim to demonstrate how to interpret the output. .SH EXIT py_syscolors.d will run until Ctrl-C is hit. .SH AUTHOR Brendan Gregg [CA, USA] .SH SEE ALSO dtrace(1M)