mkaf(1)

NAME
     mkaf - create a Performance Co-Pilot archive folio

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/pcp/bin/mkaf [findopts] filename ...

DESCRIPTION
     A collection of one or more Performance Co-Pilot (see PCPIntro(1))
     archive logs may be combined with mkaf to produce a PCP archive folio and
     the associated archive folio control file.  Some PCP tools use mkaf to
     create archive folios, e.g.  the ``record'' facility in the pmchart(1),
     pmview(1) and oview(1) tools, to facilitate playback with pmafm(1).

     mkaf processes each filename argument, and if this is a component file
     from a PCP archive that archive is added to the folio.

     If filename is a directory, then this is searched recursively using
     find(1).  Any filename argument beginning with a ``-'' is assumed to be a
     find(1) command line option (findopts); the default is -follow if no
     findopts are specified.

     The first named archive in the folio is assumed to be associated with the
     default host for any tool that tries to replay multiple archives from the
     folio.

     The folio control file is written to standard output, and has the
     following format.

     1. The first line contains the word PCPFolio.

     2. The second line contains the tag Version: followed by the format
        version number (currently 1).

     3. For subsequent lines, blank lines and lines beginning with ``#'' are
        ignored.

     4. The line beginning with the tag Created: documents where and when the
        folio was created.

     5. The line beginning with the tag Creator: identifies the tool which
        created the folio.  If present, the second argument is the name of a
        configuration file that the creator tool could use to replay the
        archive folio, e.g. with the replay command for pmafm(1).

     6. Then follow one or more lines beginning with the tag Archive: and
        followed by the hostname and base name of the archive.

     For example
          $ mkaf /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo
     might produce the following folio control file.
     PCPFolio
     Version: 1
     # use pmafm(1) to process this PCP archive folio
     #
     Created: on gonzo at Tue Jul  2 03:35:54 EST 1996
     Creator: mkaf
     #               Host                    Basename
     #
     Archive:        gonzo                   /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo/960627
     Archive:        gonzo                   /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo/960628
     Archive:        gonzo                   /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo/960629
     Archive:        gonzo                   /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo/960630
     Archive:        gonzo                   /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo/960701
     Archive:        gonzo                   /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo/960701.00.10
     Archive:        gonzo                   /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo/960701.05.25
     Archive:        gonzo                   /var/adm/pcplog/gonzo/960702.00.10

SEE ALSO
     find(1), PCPIntro(1), pmafm(1), pmchart(1), pmview(1) and oview(1).

DIAGNOSTICS
     Some informational messages, warnings and pathological conditions are
     reported on standard error.