valgrind
Wrapper for a set of expert tools for profiling, optimizing and debugging programs. Commonly used tools includememcheck,cachegrind,callgrind,massif,helgrind, anddrd. More information: http://www.valgrind.org.
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Use the (default) Memcheck tool to show a diagnostic of memory usage by
program:
valgrind {{program}} -
Use Memcheck to report all possible memory leaks of
programin full detail:
valgrind --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all {{program}} -
Use the Cachegrind tool to profile and log CPU cache operations of
program:
valgrind --tool=cachegrind {{program}} -
Use the Massif tool to profile and log heap memory and stack usage of
program:
valgrind --tool=massif --stacks=yes {{program}}
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