perf-record(1)
==============

NAME
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perf-record - Run a command and record its profile into perf.data

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'perf record' [-e <EVENT> | --event=EVENT] [-l] [-a] <command>
'perf record' [-e <EVENT> | --event=EVENT] [-l] [-a] -- <command> [<options>]

DESCRIPTION
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This command runs a command and gathers a performance counter profile
from it, into perf.data - without displaying anything.

This file can then be inspected later on, using 'perf report'.


OPTIONS
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<command>...::
	Any command you can specify in a shell.

-e::
--event=::
                             0:0: cpu-cycles          
                             0:0: cycles              
                             0:1: instructions        
                             0:2: cache-references    
                             0:3: cache-misses        
                             0:4: branch-instructions 
                             0:4: branches            
                             0:5: branch-misses       
                             0:6: bus-cycles          
                             1:0: cpu-clock           
                             1:1: task-clock          
                             1:2: page-faults         
                             1:2: faults              
                             1:5: minor-faults        
                             1:6: major-faults        
                             1:3: context-switches    
                             1:3: cs                  
                             1:4: cpu-migrations      
                             1:4: migrations          
                           rNNN: raw PMU events (eventsel+umask)

-a::
        system-wide collection

-l::
        scale counter values

SEE ALSO
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linkperf:perf-stat[1]
