BOOTTRACE(8)

NAME
boottrace - trace command execution with boottrace(4)

SYNOPSIS
boottrace utility [argument ...]

DESCRIPTION
The boottrace utility executes the specified utility, creating two boottrace(4) trace entries before and after its execution.

ENVIRONMENT
The PATH environment variable is used to locate the requested utility if the name contains no ‘/’ characters.

EXIT STATUS
If utility was executed successfully, its exit status is returned.

If utility was found but could not be executed, an exit status of 126 is returned. If utility could not be found, an exit status of 127 is returned.

EXAMPLES
Execute the dumpon(8) utility, logging the trace entries:

    $ boottrace dumpon -z /dev/gpt/swap0

This will appear in the output of the kern.boottrace.log sysctl(8) node:

    CPU      msecs    delta process     event                PID CPUtime IBlks OBlks
      0   63918567        0 kernel      sysinit 0x2100001      0    0.00     0     0
    [...]
      0   64076940   120605 boottrace   dumpon start        1602    0.00     0     0
      0   64076942        2 boottrace   dumpon done         1602    0.00     0     0

SEE ALSO
boottrace(4), rc.subr(8)