.TH SOSREPORT 1 "Tue Feb 09 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] [--diagnose] [--analyze] [--report] [--config-file conf] [--batch] [--build] [--name name] [--no-colors] [--ticket-number number] [--debug] [--upload] [--tmp-dir directory] [--profile] .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 \--diagnose Turn on diagnostic functions .TP .B \--analyze Turn on analyzation functions .TP .B \--report Enable html/xml report writing .TP .B \--config-file CONFIG Specify alternate configuration file .TP .B \--tmp-dir Specify alternate temporary directory to copy data .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 Run in trace mode for exceptions .TP .B \--profile Turn on profiling for cmds run .SH MAINTAINER .nf Adam Stokes .fi .SH TRANSLATIONS .nf Translations are handled by transifex (https://fedorahosted.org/transifex/) .fi .fi