the local timezone on the system where **pcp-ps** is run.  The
                  **-Z** option changes the timezone to _timezone_ in the format
                  of the environment variable **TZ** as described in [environ(7)](../man7/environ.7.html).
    
           **-z** , **--hostzone**
                  Change the reporting timezone to the local timezone at the
                  host that is the source of the performance metrics.  When
                  replaying a PCP archive that was captured in a foreign
                  timezone, the **-z** option would almost always be used (the
                  default reporting timezone is the local timezone, which
                  may not be the same as the timezone of the PCP archive).
    
           **-?** , **--help**
                  Display usage message and exit.
    

##  NOTES  top

    
    
           **pcp-ps** is inspired by the [ps(1)](../man1/ps.1.html) command and aims to be command
           line and output compatible with it.
    

##  PCP ENVIRONMENT  top

    
    
           Environment variables with the prefix **PCP_** are used to
           parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP.  On each
           installation, the file _/etc/pcp.conf_ contains the local values
           for these variables.  The **$PCP_CONF** variable may be used to
           specify an alternative configuration file, as described in
           [pcp.conf(5)](../man5/pcp.conf.5.html).
    
           For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see
           [pmGetOptions(3)](../man3/pmGetOptions.3.html).
    

##  SEE ALSO  top

    
    
           [PCPIntro(1)](../man1/PCPIntro.1.html), [pcp(1)](../man1/pcp.1.html), [pcp-ps(1)](../man1/pcp-ps.1.html), **python**(1), [pmParseInterval(3)](../man3/pmParseInterval.3.html),
           [strftime(3)](../man3/strftime.3.html) and [environ(7)](../man7/environ.7.html).
    

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