1.11 Oracle Trace File Analyzer Command-Line and Shell Options

The tfactl tool functions as a command-line interface, shell interface, and menu interface.

Table 1-3 Oracle Trace File Analyzer Interfaces

Interface	Command	How to use
Command-line	$ tfactl command	Specify all command options at the command line.
Shell interface	$ tfactl	Set and change the context and then run commands from within the shell.
Menu Interface	$ tfactl menu	Select the menu navigation options and then choose the command that you want to run.

Using tfactl, you can:

• Run administration commands
• Collect diagnostic data
• Analyze diagnostic data collection

Running tfactl commands depends upon the level of access you have to tfactl. Run the administration commands as root or sudo. Or, run a subset of commands as:

• An Oracle Database home owner or Oracle Grid Infrastructure home owner.
• A member of OS DBA or ASM groups.

To grant other users access to tfactl:

tfactl access

To use tfactl as a command-line tool:

tfactl [command][options]

To use tfactl as a shell interface, enter tfactl, and then run the commands as needed:

$ tfactl
tfactl>

Append the -help option to any of the tfactl commands to obtain command-specific help.

$ tfactl [command] -help