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6NAME
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484b2a0c 8lttng-stop - Stop an LTTng tracing session
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11SYNOPSIS
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13[verse]
ce19b9ed 14*lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *stop* [option:--no-wait] ['SESSION']
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17DESCRIPTION
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19The `lttng stop` command stops a tracing session, that is, it
20deactivates the LTTng tracers for:
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22With the 'SESSION' argument::
23 The tracing session named 'SESSION'.
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25Without the 'SESSION' argument::
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26 The current tracing session (see man:lttng-concepts(7) to learn more
27 about the current tracing session).
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29See man:lttng-concepts(7) to learn more about tracing sessions.
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31The selected tracing session must be active (started; see
32man:lttng-start(1)). A tracing session is inactive on creation (see
33man:lttng-create(1)).
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35A `stop-session` trigger action can also stop a tracing session (see
36man:lttng-add-trigger(1)).
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38Start an inactive tracing session with the man:lttng-start(1) command.
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40By default, the `stop` command ensures that the trace data of the
41selected tracing session is valid before it exits. Make the command exit
42immediately with the option:--no-wait option. In this case, however, the
43traces(s) might not be valid when the command exits, and there's no way
44to know when it/they becomes valid.
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46If LTTng archived the current trace chunk (see man:lttng-rotate(1) and
47man:lttng-enable-rotation(1)) of the selected tracing session at least
48once during its lifetime, the `stop` command renames the current trace
49chunk subdirectory and prints the renamed path. Although it's safe to
50read the content of this renamed subdirectory while the tracing session
51remains inactive, it's :not: a trace chunk archive: you need to destroy
52the tracing session with man:lttng-destroy(1) or perform a rotation with
53man:lttng-rotate(1) to archive it.
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da39b67c 55See the ``<<examples,EXAMPLES>>'' section below for usage examples.
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f5511eea 58include::common-lttng-cmd-options-head.txt[]
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61option:-n, option:--no-wait::
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62 Do :not: ensure that the trace data of the selected tracing session
63 is valid before exiting.
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f5511eea 66include::common-lttng-cmd-help-options.txt[]
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69include::common-lttng-cmd-after-options.txt[]
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72[[examples]]
73EXAMPLES
74--------
75.Stop the current tracing session.
76====
77[role="term"]
78----
79$ lttng stop
80----
81====
82
83.Stop a specific tracing session.
84====
85[role="term"]
86----
87$ lttng stop my-session
88----
89====
90
91.Stop the current tracing session without waiting for completion.
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93See the option:--no-wait option.
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95[role="term"]
96----
97$ lttng stop --no-wait
98----
99====
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f5511eea 102include::common-footer.txt[]
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105SEE ALSO
106--------
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107man:lttng(1),
108man:lttng-add-trigger(1),
109man:lttng-create(1),
110man:lttng-enable-event(1),
111man:lttng-rotate(1),
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112man:lttng-start(1),
113man:lttng-concepts(7)
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