PERF
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 4 July 2010
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NAME
perf - performance analysis tools for Linux
SYNOPSIS
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perf [--version] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
DESCRIPTION
Performance counters for Linux are are a new kernel-based subsystem
that provide a framework for all things performance analysis. It
covers hardware level (CPU/PMU, Performance Monitoring Unit) features
and software features (software counters, tracepoints) as well.
Each version of the perf tools may depend on new kernel features, so
you must install a different version for each kernel version. The
perf command will automatically run the correct version for the
running kernel version.
SEE ALSO
perf_version(1)
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