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@c man end
@c Set file name and title for the man page.
@setfilename gcov-dump
@settitle offline gcda and gcno profile dump tool
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@node Gcov-dump
@chapter @command{gcov-dump}---an Offline Gcda and Gcno Profile Dump Tool

@menu
* Gcov-dump Intro::             Introduction to gcov-dump.
* Invoking Gcov-dump::          How to use gcov-dump.
@end menu

@node Gcov-dump Intro
@section Introduction to @command{gcov-dump}
@c man begin DESCRIPTION

@command{gcov-dump} is a tool you can use in conjunction with GCC to
dump content of gcda and gcno profile files offline.

@c man end

@node Invoking Gcov-dump
@section Invoking @command{gcov-dump}

@smallexample
Usage: gcov-dump @r{[}@var{OPTION}@r{]} ... @var{gcovfiles}
@end smallexample

@command{gcov-dump} accepts the following options:

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@c man begin SYNOPSIS
gcov-dump [@option{-v}|@option{--version}]
     [@option{-h}|@option{--help}]
     [@option{-l}|@option{--long}]
     [@option{-p}|@option{--positions}]
     [@option{-r}|@option{--raw}]
     [@option{-s}|@option{--stable}]
     @var{gcovfiles}
@c man end
@end ignore

@c man begin OPTIONS
@table @gcctabopt
@item -h
@itemx --help
Display help about using @command{gcov-dump} (on the standard output), and
exit without doing any further processing.

@item -l
@itemx --long
Dump content of records.

@item -p
@itemx --positions
Dump positions of records.

@item -r
@itemx --raw
Print content records in raw format.

@item -s
@itemx --stable
Print content in stable format usable for comparison.

@item -v
@itemx --version
Display the @command{gcov-dump} version number (on the standard output),
and exit without doing any further processing.
@end table

@c man end
