TRPT(ADMN) UNIX System V
Name
trpt - transliterate protocol trace
Syntax
trpt [ -a ] [ -s ] [ -t ] [ -f ] [ -j ] [ -p hex-address ]
[ system [ core ] ]
Description
trpt interrogates the buffer of TCP trace records created
when a socket is marked for debugging (see getsockopt(SSC)),
and prints a readable description of these records. When no
options are supplied, trpt prints all the trace records
found in the system, grouped according to TCP connection
protocol control block (PCB). The following options may be
used to alter this behavior.
-a In addition to the normal output, print the values of
the source and destination addresses for each packet
recorded.
-s In addition to the normal output, print a detailed
description of the packet sequencing information.
-t In addition to the normal output, print the values for
all timers at each point in the trace.
-f Follow the trace as it occurs, waiting a short time for
additional records each time the end of the log is
reached.
-j Just give a list of the protocol control block
addresses for which there are trace records.
-p Show only trace records associated with the protocol
control block, the address of which follows.
The recommended use of trpt is as follows. Isolate the
problem and enable debugging on the socket(s) involved in
the connection. Find the address of the protocol control
blocks associated with the sockets using the -A option to
netstat(TC). Then run trpt with the -p option, supplying
the associated protocol control block addresses. The -f
option can be used to follow the trace log, once the trace
is located. If there are many sockets using the debugging
option, the -j option may be useful in checking to see if
any trace records are present for the socket in question.
If debugging is being performed on a system or core file
other than the default, the last two arguments may be used
to supplant the defaults.
Files
/unix
/dev/kmem
See Also
getsockopt(SSC), netstat(TC)
Diagnostics
The message ``no namelist'' when the system image doesn't
contain the proper symbols to find the trace buffer; other
messages which should be self explanatory.
Bugs
Should also print the data for each input or output, but
this is not saved in the trace record.
The output format is inscrutable and should be described
here.
(printed 8/17/89) TRPT(ADMN)