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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 1 2022 $
.Dt BTRACE 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm btrace
.Nd bug tracer
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm btrace
.Op Fl lnv
.Op Fl e Ar program | Ar file
.Op Ar argument ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility provides an interface to inspect the internals of the system and
programs.
It interprets the
.Xr bt 5
program in
.Ar file
with optional
.Ar arguments
and communicates with the dynamic tracer device using the interface described in
.Xr dt 4 .
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl e Ar program
Execute
.Ar program .
.It Fl l
List all available probes.
.It Fl n
No action.
Parse the program and then exit.
.It Fl v
Verbose mode.
Causes
.Nm
to print debugging messages.
Multiple
.Fl v
options increase the verbosity.
The maximum is 2.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/usr/share/btrace/XXXX" -compact
.It Pa /usr/share/btrace/*
collection of useful
.Nm
programs
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std 
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr dt 4 ,
.Xr bt 5
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in
.Ox 6.7 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Martin Pieuchot Aq Mt mpi@openbsd.org