Manual: trace-cmd-clear

TRACE-CMD-CLEAR(1)				      libtracefs Manual					  TRACE-CMD-CLEAR(1)

NAME
       trace-cmd-clear - clear the Ftrace buffer.

SYNOPSIS
       trace-cmd clear [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
       The trace-cmd(1) clear clears the content of the Ftrace ring buffer.

OPTIONS
       -B buffer-name
	   If the kernel supports multiple buffers, this will clear only the given buffer. It does not affect any other
	   buffers. This may be used multiple times to specify different buffers. The top level buffer will not be clearded
	   if this option is given.

       -a
	   Clear all existing buffers, including the top level one.

SEE ALSO
       trace-cmd(1), trace-cmd-record(1), trace-cmd-report(1), trace-cmd-start(1), trace-cmd-extract(1), trace-cmd-reset(1),
       trace-cmd-split(1), trace-cmd-list(1), trace-cmd-listen(1)

AUTHOR
	   Steven Rostedt , author of trace-cmd.
	   Tzvetomir Stoyanov , author of this man page.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to 

LICENSE
       trace-cmd is Free Software licensed under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).

RESOURCES
       https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.git/

NOTES
	1. rostedt@goodmis.org
	   mailto:rostedt@goodmis.org

	2. tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
	   mailto:tz.stoyanov@gmail.com

	3. linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
	   mailto:linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org

libtracefs						 01/22/2026					  TRACE-CMD-CLEAR(1)