.TH OPIMPORT 1 "@DATE@" "oprofile @VERSION@"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
opimport \- converts sample database files
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B opimport
[
.I options
]
input_file
.SH DESCRIPTION

.B opimport
converts sample database files from a foreign binary format (abi) to the native format.

.SH OPTIONS
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.BI "--abi / -a"
Input abi file description location.
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.BI "--force / -f"
Force conversion even if the input and output abi are identical.
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.BI "--output / -o filename"
Specify the output filename. If the output file already exists it is not overwritten but data are accumulated in. Sample filename are informative
for post profile tools and must be kept identical, in other word the pathname
from the first path component containing a '{' must be kept as it in the
output filename.
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.BI "--help / -? / --usage"
Show help message.
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.BI "--verbose / -V"
Give verbose debugging output.
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.BI "--version / -v"
Show version.

.SH ENVIRONMENT
No special environment variables are recognised by opimport

.SH FILES
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.I /var/lib/oprofile/abi
The abi file description of the sample database files

.SH VERSION
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This man page is current for @PACKAGE@-@VERSION@.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR @OP_DOCDIR@,
.BR oprofile(1)
