| 1 | babeltrace-help(1) |
| 2 | ================== |
| 3 | :manpagetype: command |
| 4 | :revdate: 5 October 2017 |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | NAME |
| 8 | ---- |
| 9 | babeltrace-help - Get help for a Babeltrace plugin or component class |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | SYNOPSIS |
| 13 | -------- |
| 14 | [verse] |
| 15 | *babeltrace help* ['GENERAL OPTIONS'] [opt:--omit-home-plugin-path] |
| 16 | [opt:--omit-system-plugin-path] |
| 17 | [opt:--plugin-path='PATH'[:__PATH__]...] |
| 18 | ('PLUGIN' | 'TYPE.PLUGIN.COMPCLS') |
| 19 | |
| 20 | |
| 21 | DESCRIPTION |
| 22 | ----------- |
| 23 | The `help` command prints the details and help text of either the plugin |
| 24 | 'PLUGIN' or the specific component class 'TYPE.PLUGIN.COMPCLS'. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | See man:babeltrace-intro(7) to learn more about the Babeltrace |
| 27 | project and its core concepts. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | The available values for 'TYPE' are: |
| 30 | |
| 31 | `source` or `src`:: |
| 32 | Source component class. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | `filter` or `flt`:: |
| 35 | Filter component class. |
| 36 | |
| 37 | `sink`:: |
| 38 | Sink component class. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | See <<examples,EXAMPLES>> for usage examples. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | |
| 43 | include::common-cmd-plugin-path.txt[] |
| 44 | |
| 45 | |
| 46 | OPTIONS |
| 47 | ------- |
| 48 | include::common-gen-options.txt[] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | include::common-plugin-path-options.txt[] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | include::common-cmd-info-options.txt[] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | |
| 55 | [[examples]] |
| 56 | EXAMPLES |
| 57 | -------- |
| 58 | .Get help for a plugin and all its component classes. |
| 59 | ==== |
| 60 | [role="term"] |
| 61 | ---- |
| 62 | $ babeltrace help my-plugin |
| 63 | ---- |
| 64 | ==== |
| 65 | |
| 66 | .Get help for a specific plugin's source component class. |
| 67 | ==== |
| 68 | [role="term"] |
| 69 | ---- |
| 70 | $ babeltrace help src.my-plugin.my-source |
| 71 | ---- |
| 72 | ==== |
| 73 | |
| 74 | .Get help for a specific plugin's sink component class. |
| 75 | ==== |
| 76 | [role="term"] |
| 77 | ---- |
| 78 | $ babeltrace help sink.my-plugin.my-sink |
| 79 | ---- |
| 80 | ==== |
| 81 | |
| 82 | |
| 83 | include::common-cli-env.txt[] |
| 84 | |
| 85 | include::common-cli-files.txt[] |
| 86 | |
| 87 | include::common-cmd-footer.txt[] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | |
| 90 | SEE ALSO |
| 91 | -------- |
| 92 | man:babeltrace(1), |
| 93 | man:babeltrace-list-plugins(1) |
| 94 | man:babeltrace-intro(7) |