.TH py_flow.d 1m   "$Date: 2015/09/30 22:01:09 $" "USER COMMANDS"
.SH NAME
py_flow.d - snoop Python execution showing function flow.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B py_flow.d

.SH DESCRIPTION
This traces Python activity from all Python programs on the system
running with Python provider support.

This watches Python function entries and returns, and indents child
function calls.
.SH OS
Any
.SH STABILITY
Evolving - uses the DTrace Python provider, which may change 
as additional features are introduced. Check Python/Readme
to see what version these scripts are based on.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
Default output,
# 
.B py_flow.d
.PP
.SH FIELDS
.TP
C
CPU-id
.TP
TIME(us)
Time since boot, us
.TP
FILE
Filename that this function belongs to
.TP
FUNC
Function name
.SH LEGEND
.TP
\->
function entry
.TP
<\-
function return
.SH WARNING
Watch the first column carefully, it prints the CPU-id. If it
changes, then it is very likely that the output has been shuffled.
.PP
.SH DOCUMENTATION
See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the 
Examples, Notes and Docs directories. The example files may be
especially useful as they aim to demonstrate how to interpret
the output.
.SH EXIT
py_flow.d will run until Ctrl-C is hit.
.SH AUTHOR
Brendan Gregg
[CA, USA]
.SH SEE ALSO
dtrace(1M)