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1perf(1)
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4NAME
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6perf - Performance analysis tools for Linux
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8SYNOPSIS
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10[verse]
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11'perf' [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]
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13OPTIONS
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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
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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
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25 stderr - write debug output (option -v) to stderr
26 in browser mode
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28--buildid-dir::
29 Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority than
30 buildid.dir config file option.
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32-v::
33--version::
34 Display perf version.
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36-h::
37--help::
38 Run perf help command.
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40DESCRIPTION
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0895cf0a 42Performance counters for Linux are a new kernel-based subsystem
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43that provide a framework for all things performance analysis. It
44covers hardware level (CPU/PMU, Performance Monitoring Unit) features
45and software features (software counters, tracepoints) as well.
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47SEE ALSO
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49linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-top[1],
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50linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1],
51linkperf:perf-list[1]