B.12 par2tau

par2tau converts PPW performance data archive files (PAR files) to the format used by TAU's ParaProf profile viewer.

This conversion is also available from the PPW graphical interface ppw(1), so you may choose to perform the conversion on your workstation instead.

B.12.1 Invoking par2tau

To invoke par2tau, use the following syntax:

     
     par2tau [-h|--help]
             filename.par dest.tau
     

B.12.2 par2tau Command Options

par2tau accepts the following options:

-h

--help

Show the help screen.

B.12.3 par2tau Notes

Note that this command requires a Java installation to work properly. If you do not have a Java installation available, please install the GUI on your workstation, or see the PPW manual section entitled `Installing PPW' for more options.

This conversion is also available from the PPW graphical interface ppw(1), so you may choose to perform the conversion on your workstation instead.

B.12.4 par2tau Environment Variables

If you did not configure PPW to use a Java installation at build time, or would like to override which version of Java PPW uses to start the GUI, you may set the JAVA_CMD environment variable to the full path of a Java interpreter.