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NAME

       pmtime - time control server for Performance Co-Pilot

SYNOPSIS

       pmtime [-p port]

DESCRIPTION

       pmtime is a graphical user interface for performance monitoring applications using the PCP infrastructure
       and requiring interactive time control.

       pmtime is not normally invoked directly by users.  Rather, it is more typical for it  to  be  started  by
       client applications (e.g.  pmchart(1) and pmval(1)).

       There  are  two modes of interacting with a pmtime process - live host mode, and historical archive mode.
       In archive mode the window presents  time  controls  suitable  for  manipulating  the  archive  position,
       allowing full VCR control to move forwards and backwards in time at configurable rates and intervals.  In
       live mode the pmtime window contains the simpler time controls suitable for live monitoring.

       The arguments to pmtime are as follows:

       -p   port is the port number which pmtime  will  use  for  communication  with  its  clients  (monitoring
            applications).

       Note that the pmtime window is only made visible when explicitly requested.  Multiple client applications
       can be connected to a single pmtime server - when the final client application exits,  pmtime  will  also
       exit.

ENVIRONMENT

       When  a  port  number  is not explicitly requested on the command line via the -p option, the environment
       variable PMTIME_PORT can be set to specify  the  port  number  from  which  available-port  probing  will
       commence when pmtime is searching for a port number to use.

       The default starting port number is 43334.

SEE ALSO

       PCPIntro(1), pmchart(1), and pmval(1).