NAME

       pmlogger_merge - helper script to merge Performance Co-Pilot archives

SYNOPSIS

       $PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmlogger_merge [-fNV?]  [input-basename ... output-name]

DESCRIPTION

       pmlogger_merge  is  a helper script that is used by pmlogger_daily(1) when merging all of the Performance
       Co-Pilot (PCP) archives for a single host on a single day into a combined PCP archive.

       pmlogger_merge is a wrapper script for pmlogextract(1) that merges all of the archive logs  matching  the
       input-basename  arguments,  and creates a new archive using output-name as the base name for the physical
       files that constitute an archive log.  The input-basename arguments may contain meta  characters  in  the
       style of sh(1).

OPTIONS

       The available command line options are:

       -f, --force
            This option causes all of the input files to be removed once the output archive has been created.

       -N, --showme
            Runs pmlogger_merge in a ``show me'' or ``dry run'' mode where the tasks that would be performed are
            reported,  but  no  changes  are made.  This is typically used for debugging in combination with one
            (verbose) or two (very verbose) -V options.

       -V, --verbose
            Increase verbosity in the output progress report.

       -?, --help
            Display usage message and exit.

PCP ENVIRONMENT

       Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the file and directory names used  by
       PCP.   On  each  installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for these variables.  The
       $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

SEE ALSO

       PCPIntro(1), pmlogextract(1), pmlogger(1) and pmlogger_daily(1).

Performance Co-Pilot                                   PCP                                     PMLOGGER_MERGE(1)