1RECAP(8)                    System Manager's Manual                   RECAP(8)
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NAME

6       recap  -  dumps  periodic  information  about  running applications and
7       resource usage
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SYNOPSIS

10       recap [OPTION]
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DESCRIPTION

13       recap is a user-configurable script that can be run once, or run  peri‐
14       odically  out  of cron or systemd.timers to dump information about run‐
15       ning processes and resource usage. It's useful  on  servers  that  have
16       periodic,  mysterious  performance anomalies for tracking down what may
17       be going on at the time of any particular incident.
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19       The values for which reports are generated and  how  many  reports  are
20       stored can be overridden in /etc/recap.conf.  The output files from the
21       script are written to BASEDIR.
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23       -B, --backup
24              This will perform a "backup". It will copy the latest log  files
25              from  the  last  execution  to  the  "backups"  directory inside
26              BASEDIR. The files will be identified  by  a  timestamp  in  the
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29       -S, --snapshot
30              This will perform a "snapshot" report. It will generate a set of
31              output files in the "snapshot" directory inside BASEDIR  outside
32              of  the  standard  rotation.  The  files will be identified by a
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35       -V, --version
36              Print version and exit.
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39       FILES
40              /etc/recap.conf
41              /etc/cron.d/recap
42              /usr/lib/systemd/system/recap.{service,timer} - Unit files for running recap periodically.
43              /usr/lib/systemd/system/recap-onboot.{service,timer} - Unit files for running recap on boot.
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REPORTING BUGS

47       Bugs and issues to be submitted via github  <https://github.com/racker‐
48       labs/recap/issues>.
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AUTHOR

52       The recap scripts are maintained by Rackspace, the list of contributors
53       is    available    at     https://github.com/rackerlabs/recap/blob/mas‐
54       ter/CHANGELOG.md#contributors.
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SEE ALSO

57       recap.conf(5), recaplog(8), crontab(5), systemd.timer(5)
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61                                 Aug 18, 2017                         RECAP(8)
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