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1<?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- -*- sgml -*- -->
2<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
3          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
4[ <!ENTITY % vg-entities SYSTEM "vg-entities.xml"> %vg-entities; ]>
5
6
7<refentry id="valgrind">
8
9<refmeta>
10  <refentrytitle>VALGRIND</refentrytitle>
11  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
12  <refmiscinfo>Release &rel-version;</refmiscinfo>
13</refmeta>
14
15<refnamediv>
16  <refname>valgrind</refname>
17  <refpurpose>a suite of tools for debugging and profiling programs</refpurpose>
18</refnamediv>
19
20<refsynopsisdiv>
21<cmdsynopsis>
22  <command>valgrind</command>
23  <arg><replaceable>valgrind-options</replaceable></arg>
24  <arg><command>your-program</command></arg>
25  <arg><replaceable>your-program-options</replaceable></arg>
26</cmdsynopsis>
27</refsynopsisdiv>
28
29
30<refsect1 id="description">
31<title>Description</title>
32
33<para><command>Valgrind</command> is a flexible program for debugging
34and profiling Linux executables.  It consists of a core, which provides
35a synthetic CPU in software, and a series of debugging and profiling tools.
36The architecture is modular, so that new tools can be created easily and
37without disturbing the existing structure.</para>
38
39<para>Some of the options described below work with all Valgrind tools, and
40some only work with a few or one.  The section MEMCHECK OPTIONS and those
41below it describe tool-specific options.</para>
42
43<para>This manual page covers only basic usage and options.  For more
44comprehensive information, please see the HTML documentation on your
45system: <filename>&vg-docs-path;</filename>, or online:
46<filename>&vg-docs-url;</filename>.</para>
47
48</refsect1>
49
50
51
52<refsect1 id="tool-selection-options">
53<title>Tool Selection Options</title>
54
55<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="tool.opts.para"
56            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
57
58<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="tool.opts.list"
59            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
60
61</refsect1>
62
63
64
65<refsect1 id="basic-options">
66<title>Basic Options</title>
67
68<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="basic.opts.para"
69            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
70
71<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="basic.opts.list"
72            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
73
74</refsect1>
75
76
77
78<refsect1 id="error-related-options">
79<title>Error-Related Options</title>
80
81<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="error-related.opts.para"
82            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
83
84<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="error-related.opts.list"
85            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
86
87</refsect1>
88
89
90
91<refsect1 id="malloc-related-options">
92<title>malloc()-related Options</title>
93
94<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="malloc-related.opts.para"
95            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
96
97<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="malloc-related.opts.list"
98            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
99
100</refsect1>
101
102
103
104<refsect1 id="uncommon-options">
105<title>Uncommon Options</title>
106
107
108<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="uncommon.opts.para"
109            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
110
111<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="uncommon.opts.list"
112            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
113
114</refsect1>
115
116
117
118<refsect1 id="debugging-valgrind-options">
119<title>Debugging Valgrind Options</title>
120
121<xi:include href="manual-core.xml" xpointer="debug.opts.para"
122            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
123
124</refsect1>
125
126
127
128<refsect1 id="memcheck-options">
129<title>Memcheck Options</title>
130
131<xi:include href="../../memcheck/docs/mc-manual.xml"
132            xpointer="mc.opts.list"
133            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
134
135</refsect1>
136
137
138
139<refsect1 id="cachegrind-options">
140<title>Cachegrind Options</title>
141
142<xi:include href="../../cachegrind/docs/cg-manual.xml"
143            xpointer="cg.opts.list"
144            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
145
146</refsect1>
147
148
149
150<refsect1 id="callgrind-options">
151<title>Callgrind Options</title>
152
153<xi:include href="../../callgrind/docs/cl-manual.xml"
154            xpointer="cl.opts.list.creation"
155            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
156<xi:include href="../../callgrind/docs/cl-manual.xml"
157            xpointer="cl.opts.list.activity"
158            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
159<xi:include href="../../callgrind/docs/cl-manual.xml"
160            xpointer="cl.opts.list.collection"
161            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
162<xi:include href="../../callgrind/docs/cl-manual.xml"
163            xpointer="cl.opts.list.simulation"
164            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
165</refsect1>
166
167
168
169<refsect1 id="helgrind-options">
170<title>Helgrind Options</title>
171
172<xi:include href="../../helgrind/docs/hg-manual.xml"
173            xpointer="hg.opts.list"
174            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
175
176</refsect1>
177
178
179
180<refsect1 id="drd-options">
181<title>DRD Options</title>
182
183<xi:include href="../../drd/docs/drd-manual.xml"
184            xpointer="drd.opts.list"
185            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
186<xi:include href="../../drd/docs/drd-manual.xml"
187            xpointer="drd.debugopts.list"
188            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
189
190</refsect1>
191
192
193
194<refsect1 id="massif-options">
195<title>Massif Options</title>
196
197<xi:include href="../../massif/docs/ms-manual.xml"
198            xpointer="ms.opts.list"
199            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
200
201</refsect1>
202
203
204
205<refsect1 id="sgcheck-options">
206<title>SGcheck Options</title>
207
208<xi:include href="../../exp-sgcheck/docs/sg-manual.xml"
209            xpointer="sg.opts.list"
210            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
211
212</refsect1>
213
214<refsect1 id="bbv-options">
215<title>BBV Options</title>
216
217<xi:include href="../../exp-bbv/docs/bbv-manual.xml"
218            xpointer="bbv.opts.list"
219            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
220
221</refsect1>
222
223
224<refsect1 id="lackey-options">
225<title>Lackey Options</title>
226
227<xi:include href="../../lackey/docs/lk-manual.xml"
228            xpointer="lk.opts.list"
229            xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
230
231</refsect1>
232
233
234<refsect1 id="see_also">
235<title>See Also</title>
236
237<para>
238cg_annotate(1),
239callgrind_annotate(1),
240callgrind_control(1),
241ms_print(1),
242<filename>&vg-docs-path;</filename> or
243<filename>&vg-docs-url;</filename>,
244<ulink id="&vg-gdbserver-id;"
245       xreflabel="&vg-gdbserver-label;"
246       url="&vg-gdbserver-url;">&vg-gdbserver-label;</ulink>
247<ulink id="&vg-vgdb-id;"
248       xreflabel="&vg-vgdb-label;"
249       url="&vg-vgdb-url;">&vg-vgdb-label;</ulink>,
250<ulink id="&vg-monitor-id;"
251       xreflabel="&vg-monitor-label;"
252       url="&vg-monitor-url;">&vg-monitor-label;</ulink>,
253<ulink id="&vg-comment-id;"
254       xreflabel="&vg-comment-label;"
255       url="&vg-comment-url;">&vg-comment-label;</ulink>,
256<ulink id="&vg-pthreads-perf-sched-id;"
257       xreflabel="&vg-pthreads-perf-sched-label;"
258       url="&vg-pthreads-perf-sched-url;">&vg-pthreads-perf-sched-label;</ulink>,
259<ulink id="&vg-cg-manual-id;"
260       xreflabel="&vg-cg-manual-label;"
261       url="&vg-cg-manual-url;">&vg-cg-manual-label;</ulink>.
262</para>
263
264</refsect1>
265
266
267<refsect1 id="author">
268<title>Author</title>
269
270<para>The Valgrind developers.</para>
271
272<para>This manpage was written by Andres Roldan &lt;aroldan@debian.org&gt;
273and the Valgrind developers.</para>
274
275</refsect1>
276
277
278</refentry>
279
280