GCOV-DUMP(1)

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version 15.3.1 · 4 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 GCOV-DUMP 💖

okay bestie, so this is the manual page for gcov-dump, part of the GNU fam. it's a little offline dump tool for your gcda and gcno profile files. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

gcov-dump — offline gcda and gcno profile dump tool. no cap, that's literally what it is. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so gcov-dump is a tool you can use in conjunction with GCC to dump the content of gcda and gcno profile files, offline. that's the whole vibe. it just yeets the contents of those files out where you can see them. 👑

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -h, --help — display help about using gcov-dump (on the standard output), and exit without doing any further processing. it's giving "just tell me what to do, i'll be out". 🙈
  • -l, --long — dump content of records.
  • -p, --positions — dump positions of records.
  • -r, --raw — print content records in raw format.
  • -s, --stable — print content in stable format usable for comparison.
  • -v, --version — display the gcov-dump version number (on the standard output), and exit without doing any further processing. one and done, periodt. ✨

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A GNU Manual

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fr fr, read the license, it's important and it's iconic. 🫶

okay that's the whole page bestie, you're all caught up 💖✨🌸

this was gcc-15, dated 2026-07-22 — love u, bye! 🎀🦋💅

📦 where this page comes from
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