GCOV-DUMP(1)

💖 GCOV-DUMP(1) — the GNU girlie's guide 💖

okay so bestie, gather round, because today we're talking about gcov-dump, a lil GNU tool, and it's lowkey iconic.

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✨ NAME ✨

gcov-dump — an offline gcda and gcno profile dump tool 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gcov-dump [-v|--version]
     [-h|--help]
     [-l|--long]
     [-p|--positions]
     [-r|--raw]
     gcovfiles

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So gcov-dump is a tool you can use in conjunction with GCC to dump the content of gcda and gcno profile files, and it does it offline. that's the whole vibe. no network, no drama, just you and your profile files. 💅

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👑 OPTIONS 👑

• -h, --help — shows you help about using gcov-dump, printed on the standard output, and then it dips immediately — exit, no further processing, bye bestie 💖
• -l, --long — dumps the content of records. yes, all the records. the long way. 🔥
• -p, --positions — dumps the positions of records. where they at? now you know. 📍
• -r, --raw — prints content records in raw format, no filter, no makeup, just raw ✨
• -v, --version — shows you the gcov-dump version number on the standard output, and then exits without doing any further processing. short and sweet, periodt 🎀

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright (c) 2017-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the Invariant Sections being "GNU General Public License" and "Funding Free Software", the Front-Cover texts being (a) (see below), and with the Back-Cover Texts being (b) (see below). A copy of the license is included in the gfdl(7) man page. fr fr, go read it. 📖

(a) The FSF's Front-Cover Text is:

A GNU Manual

(b) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is:

You have freedom to copy and modify this GNU Manual, like GNU
software.  Copies published by the Free Software Foundation raise
funds for GNU development.

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🌈 this one's from gcc-12.5.0, dated 2025-07-11, and it lives in the GCOV-DUMP(1) section of your manual. slay, ate, no crumbs. 💅✨🎀🦋