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diff --git a/man/man1/pmtime.1 b/man/man1/pmtime.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6a2af1f --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man1/pmtime.1 @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +.TH PMTIME 1 "" "Performance Co-Pilot" +.SH NAME +\f3pmtime\f1 \- time control server for Performance Co-Pilot +.SH SYNOPSIS +\f3pmtime\f1 +[\f3\-p\f1 \f2port\f1] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B pmtime +is a graphical user interface for performance monitoring applications +using the PCP infrastructure and requiring interactive time control. +.PP +.B pmtime +is not normally invoked directly by users. +Rather, it is more typical for it to be started by client applications +(e.g. +.BR pmchart (1) +and +.BR pmval (1)). +.PP +There are two modes of interacting with a +.B pmtime +process - live host mode, and historical archive mode. +In archive mode the window presents time controls suitable for +manipulating the archive position, allowing full VCR control to +move forwards and backwards in time at configurable rates and +intervals. +In live mode the +.B pmtime +window contains the simpler time controls suitable for +live monitoring. +.PP +The arguments to +.B pmtime +are as follows: +.TP 5 +.B \-p +.I port +is the port number which +.B pmtime +will use for communication with its clients (monitoring applications). +.PP +Note that the +.B pmtime +window is only made visible when explicitly requested. +Multiple client applications can be connected to a single +.B pmtime +server \- when the final client application exits, +.B pmtime +will also exit. +.SH ENVIRONMENT +When a port number is not explicitly requested on the command line +via the +.B \-p +option, the environment variable +.I PMTIME_PORT +can be set to specify the port number from which available-port +probing will commence when +.B pmtime +is searching for a port number to use. +.PP +The default starting port number is 43334. +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR PCPIntro (1), +.BR pmchart (1), +and +.BR pmval (1). |