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6 callgrind_control - observe and control programs being run by Callgrind
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9 callgrind_control [options] [pid|program-name...]
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12 callgrind_control controls programs being run by the Valgrind tool
13 Callgrind. When a pid/program name argument is not specified, all
14 applications currently being run by Callgrind on this system will be
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20 -h --help
21 Show a short description, usage, and summary of options.
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23 --version
24 Show version of callgrind_control.
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27 Show also the working directory, in addition to the brief
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31 Show statistics information about active Callgrind runs.
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34 Show stack/back traces of each thread in active Callgrind runs. For
35 each active function in the stack trace, also the number of
36 invocations since program start (or last dump) is shown. This
37 option can be combined with -e to show inclusive cost of active
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40 -e [A,B,...] (default: all)
41 Show the current per-thread, exclusive cost values of event
42 counters. If no explicit event names are given, figures for all
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46 functions of each active stack frame is provided, too.
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48 --dump[=<desc>] (default: no description)
49 Request the dumping of profile information. Optionally, a
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58 Force a Callgrind run to be terminated.
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61 Switch instrumentation mode on or off. If a Callgrind run has
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63 counted. This is useful to skip uninteresting program parts, as
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68 Specify the vgdb prefix to use by callgrind_control.
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