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1 | perf(1) |
| 2 | ======= | |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | NAME | |
| 5 | ---- | |
| 6 | perf - Performance analysis tools for Linux | |
| 7 | ||
| 8 | SYNOPSIS | |
| 9 | -------- | |
| 10 | [verse] | |
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11 | 'perf' [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS] |
| 12 | ||
| 13 | OPTIONS | |
| 14 | ------- | |
| 15 | --debug:: | |
| edbe9817 | 16 | Setup debug variable (see list below) in value |
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17 | range (0, 10). Use like: |
| 18 | --debug verbose # sets verbose = 1 | |
| 19 | --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2 | |
| c1c2365a | 20 | |
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21 | List of debug variables allowed to set: |
| 22 | verbose - general debug messages | |
| 23 | ordered-events - ordered events object debug messages | |
| 24 | data-convert - data convert command debug messages | |
| 25 | ||
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26 | --buildid-dir:: |
| 27 | Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority than | |
| 28 | buildid.dir config file option. | |
| 29 | ||
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30 | -v:: |
| 31 | --version:: | |
| 32 | Display perf version. | |
| 33 | ||
| 34 | -h:: | |
| 35 | --help:: | |
| 36 | Run perf help command. | |
| 37 | ||
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38 | DESCRIPTION |
| 39 | ----------- | |
| 0895cf0a | 40 | Performance counters for Linux are a new kernel-based subsystem |
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41 | that provide a framework for all things performance analysis. It |
| 42 | covers hardware level (CPU/PMU, Performance Monitoring Unit) features | |
| 43 | and software features (software counters, tracepoints) as well. | |
| 44 | ||
| 45 | SEE ALSO | |
| 46 | -------- | |
| 47 | linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-top[1], | |
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48 | linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1], |
| 49 | linkperf:perf-list[1] |