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8 lttng-create - Create an LTTng tracing session
16 *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *create* ['SESSION'] [option:--shm-path='PATH']
17 [option:--no-output | option:--output='PATH' | option:--set-url=file://'PATH']
19 Network streaming mode:
22 *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *create* ['SESSION'] [option:--shm-path='PATH']
23 (option:--set-url='URL' | option:--ctrl-url='URL' option:--data-url='URL')
28 *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *create* ['SESSION'] option:--snapshot
29 [option:--shm-path='PATH'] [option:--set-url='URL' | option:--ctrl-url='URL' option:--data-url='URL']
34 *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *create* ['SESSION'] option:--live[='DELAYUS']
35 [option:--shm-path='PATH'] [option:--set-url='URL' | option:--ctrl-url='URL' option:--data-url='URL']
39 The `lttng create` command creates a new tracing session.
41 A tracing session is a named container of channels, which in turn
42 contain event rules. It is domain-agnostic, in that channels and event
43 rules can be enabled for the user space tracer and/or the Linux
46 On execution, an `.lttngrc` file is created, if it does not exist, in the
47 user's home directory. This file contains the name of the current tracing
48 session. When creating a new tracing session with `lttng create`, the
49 current tracing session is set to this new tracing session. The
50 man:lttng-set-session(1) command can be used to set the current
51 tracing session without manually editing the `.lttngrc` file.
53 If 'SESSION' is omitted, a session name is automatically created having
54 this form: `auto-YYYYmmdd-HHMMSS`. 'SESSION' *must not* contain the
57 The option:--shm-path option can be used to specify the path to the
58 shared memory holding the ring buffers. Specifying a location on an
59 NVRAM file system makes it possible to retrieve the latest recorded
60 trace data when the system reboots after a crash. To view the events
61 of ring buffer files after a system crash, use the
62 man:lttng-crash(1) utility.
64 Tracing sessions are destroyed using the man:lttng-destroy(1)
70 There are four tracing session modes:
72 [[local-mode]]Local mode::
73 Traces the local system and writes the trace to the local
74 file system. The option:--output option specifies the trace path.
75 Using option:--set-url=file://'PATH' is the equivalent of using
76 option:--output='PATH'. The file system output can be disabled using
77 the option:--no-output option.
79 If none of the options mentioned above are used, then the trace is
80 written locally in the `$LTTNG_HOME/lttng-traces` directory
81 (`$LTTNG_HOME` defaults to `$HOME`).
83 [[network-streaming-mode]]Network streaming mode::
84 Traces the local system and sends the trace over the network to
85 a listening relay daemon (see man:lttng-relayd(8)).
86 The option:--set-url, or option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url
87 options set the trace output destination (see the
88 <<url-format,URL format>> section below).
90 [[snapshot-mode]]Snapshot mode::
91 Traces the local system without writing the trace to the local file
92 system (implicit option:--no-output option). Channels are automatically
93 configured to be snapshot-ready on creation (see
94 man:lttng-enable-channel(1)). The man:lttng-snapshot(1)
95 command is used to take snapshots of the current ring buffers.
96 The option:--set-url, or option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url
97 options set the default snapshot output destination.
99 [[live-mode]]Live mode::
100 Traces the local system, sending trace data to an LTTng relay daemon
101 over the network (see man:lttng-relayd(8)). The
102 option:--set-url, or option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options
103 set the trace output destination. The live output URLs cannot use
104 the `file://` protocol (see the <<url-format,URL format>>
111 The option:--set-url, option:--ctrl-url, and option:--data-url options'
114 The format of those URLs is one of:
118 'NETPROTO'://('HOST' | 'IPADDR')[:__CTRLPORT__[:__DATAPORT__]][/'TRACEPATH']
120 The `file://` protocol targets the *local file system* and can only
121 be used as the option:--set-url option's argument when the session is
122 created in <<local-mode,local>> or <<snapshot-mode,snapshot>> mode.
125 Absolute path to trace files on the local file system.
127 The other version is available when the session is created in
128 <<network-streaming-mode,network streaming>>,
129 <<snapshot-mode,snapshot>>, or <<live-mode,live>> mode.
132 Network protocol, amongst:
136 TCP over IPv4; the default values of 'CTRLPORT' and 'DATAPORT'
137 are respectively {default_network_control_port} and
138 {default_network_data_port}.
141 TCP over IPv6: same default ports as the `net` protocol.
144 Same as the `net` protocol; can only be used with the
145 option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options together.
148 Same as the `net6` protocol; can only be used with the
149 option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url options together.
152 ('HOST' | 'IPADDR')::
153 Hostname or IP address (IPv6 address *must* be enclosed in brackets
154 (`[` and `]`); see https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2732.txt[RFC 2732]).
163 Path of trace files on the remote file system. This path is relative
164 to the base output directory set on the relay daemon side;
165 see man:lttng-relayd(8).
168 include::common-cmd-options-head.txt[]
173 option:--live[='DELAYUS']::
174 Create the session in <<live-mode,live mode>>.
176 The optional 'DELAYUS' parameter, given in microseconds, is the
177 maximum time the user can wait for the data to be flushed. This mode
178 can be set with a network URL (options option:--set-url, or
179 option:--ctrl-url and option:--data-url) and must have a relay
180 daemon listening (see man:lttng-relayd(8)).
182 By default, 'DELAYUS' is {default_lttng_live_timer} and the network URL
183 is set to `net://127.0.0.1`.
186 Create the session in <<snapshot-mode,snapshot mode>>.
187 This is the equivalent of using the option:--no-output option and
188 creating all the channels of this new tracing session in overwrite
189 mode with an `mmap` output type.
195 In <<local-mode,local mode>>, do not output any trace data.
197 option:-o 'PATH', option:--output='PATH'::
198 In <<local-mode,local mode>>, set trace output path to 'PATH'.
200 option:--shm-path='PATH'::
201 Create shared memory holding buffers at 'PATH'.
206 See the <<url-format,URL format>> section above for more information
207 about the syntax of the following options' 'URL' argument.
209 option:-C 'URL', option:--ctrl-url='URL'::
210 Set control path URL to 'URL' (must use option:--data-url option
213 option:-D 'URL', option:--data-url='URL'::
214 Set data path URL to 'URL' (must use option:--ctrl-url option
217 option:-U 'URL', option:--set-url='URL'::
218 Set URL destination of the trace data to 'URL'. It is persistent for
219 the session lifetime. This option sets both data
220 (option:--data-url option) and control (option:--ctrl-url option)
221 URLs at the same time.
223 In <<local-mode,local>> mode, 'URL' must start with `file://` followed
224 by the destination path on the local file system.
227 include::common-cmd-help-options.txt[]
230 include::common-cmd-footer.txt[]
235 man:lttng-destroy(1),
236 man:lttng-set-session(1),