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1perf(1)
2=======
3
4NAME
5----
6perf - Performance analysis tools for Linux
7
8SYNOPSIS
9--------
10[verse]
11'perf' [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]
12
13OPTIONS
14-------
15--debug::
16	Setup debug variable (just verbose for now) in value
17	range (0, 10). Use like:
18	  --debug verbose   # sets verbose = 1
19	  --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2
20
21--buildid-dir::
22	Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority than
23	buildid.dir config file option.
24
25DESCRIPTION
26-----------
27Performance counters for Linux are a new kernel-based subsystem
28that provide a framework for all things performance analysis. It
29covers hardware level (CPU/PMU, Performance Monitoring Unit) features
30and software features (software counters, tracepoints) as well.
31
32SEE ALSO
33--------
34linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-top[1],
35linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1],
36linkperf:perf-list[1]
37