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.TH SOSREPORT 1 "Tue Apr 08 2010"
.SH NAME
sosreport \- Generate debugging information for this system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sosreport
          [-l|--list-plugins]\fR
          [-n|--skip-plugins plugin-names]\fR
          [-e|--enable-plugins plugin-names]\fR
          [-o|--only-plugins plugin-names]\fR
          [-a|--alloptions] [-v|--verbose]\fR
          [--report] [--config-file conf] [--batch]\fR
          [--build] [--name name] [--no-colors]\fR
          [--ticket-number number] [--debug]\fR
          [--upload] [--tmp-dir directory]\fR
          [--profile] [--help]\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBsosreport\fR generates a compressed tarball of debugging information 
for the system it is run on that can be sent to technical support
reps that will give them a more complete view of the overall system
status.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-l, \--list-plugins
This will list all available plugins showing which ones will be enabled by the current configuration. It will also show all plugin options which can be 
modified using the -k option (see below).
.TP
.B \-n, --skip-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME]
Do not load specified plugin(s). To specify multiple plugins, separate them with a comma.
.TP
.B \-e, --enable-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME]
Enable the specified plugin(s). To specify multiple plugins, separate them with a comma.
.TP
.B \-o, --only-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME]
Enable the specified plugin(s) only (all other plugins should be disabled). To specify multiple plugins, separate them with a comma.
.TP
.B \-k PLUGNAME.PLUGOPT[=VALUE]
This is used to specify options for plugins. A list of available plugin options can be obtained from the output of --list-plugins.
If no value is specified and the option is a boolean (on/off), it will be set to "on".
.TP
.B \-a, \--alloptions
Enable all (boolean) options for all loaded plugins.
.TP
.B \--upload FTP_SERVER
Upload the report to Red Hat (use exclusively if advised from a Red Hat support representative).
.TP
.B \-v, \--verbose
Increase the verbosity of the output as sosreport is running. Multiple -v mean more verbosity.
.TP
.B \--report
Enable html/xml report writing
.TP
.B \--config-file CONFIG
Specify alternate configuration file
.TP
.B \--tmp-dir DIRECTORY
Specify alternate temporary directory to copy data as well as the compressed report.
.TP
.B \--batch
Perform data gathering unattended
.TP
.B \--name NAME
Define a unique name for archive
.TP
.B \--ticket-number NUMBER
Define a unique number for archive
.TP
.B \--build
Do not archive copied data, leave directory tree untouched for further modification
.TP
.B \--no-colors
Disable colors written to console
.TP
.B \--debug
Give opportunity to debug python exceptions through the python debugger.
.TP
.B \--profile
Turn on profiling for cmds run
.TP
.B \--help
Display sosreport help system.
.SH MAINTAINER
.nf
Adam Stokes <astokes@fedoraproject.org>
.fi
.SH TRANSLATIONS
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Translations are handled by transifex (https://fedorahosted.org/transifex/)
.fi
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