Starting and controlling trace from the command line

The trace facility is configured and data collection optionally started by the trace command, the detailed syntax of which is described in the Commands Reference, Volume 5.

After trace is configured by the trace command, there are controls to turn data collection on and off and to stop the trace facility. You can invoke the controls through: subcommands, commands, and subroutines. The subroutine interfaces are described in Starting and controlling trace from a program.