GCOV-DUMP(1)

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version 14.1.1 · 2 versions
, in epel 10

💅 GCOV-DUMP — okay bestie, let's talk

So this is gcov-dump, from the GNU fam — manual page one, section one, iykyk. Sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, we're gonna go through it together.

✨ NAME ✨

gcov-dump — the offline gcda and gcno profile dump tool. That's the whole personality. It dumps. Offline. Profile files. Slay.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

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

Literally just flags and a bunch of gcovfiles, bestie. No drama.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

gcov-dump is the tool you use in conjunction with GCC to dump the content of gcda and gcno profile files — offline. That's it, that's the vibe. It's giving "behind the scenes access to your coverage data" and honestly? Obsessed. 👑

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

  • -h, --help — shows you the help for gcov-dump (on the standard output, where else 💅), then exits immediately. No further processing, no extra steps, we respect your time.
  • -l, --long — dumps the content of records. Long mode. Detailed. Iconic.
  • -p, --positions — dumps the positions of records. Where things are. Situational awareness, but make it coverage data. ✨
  • -r, --raw — prints content records in raw format. Unfiltered. No edits. Fr fr.
  • -s, --stable — prints content in stable format, usable for comparison. This is the one you want when you're diffing stuff, bestie — stable output means the comparison actually makes sense. 🫶
  • -v, --version — displays the gcov-dump version number (on the standard output), then exits without doing any further processing. Short and sweet.

Copyright (c) 2017-2024 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.

Okay so, the cover texts — they're literally required, so here they are in all their glory:

(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.

Like, actual freedom, actual software — that's the whole point. 🦋

And that's the tea ☕ — this beauty is gcc-14, dated 2024-05-07. Go dump some profiles, bestie, you've got this. 💖🧚✨

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