PERF-EVLIST(1)

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✨ NAME ✨

perf-evlist — lists the event names in a perf.data file. that's the job, and it ate. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

perf evlist <options>

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

this command displays the names of events sampled in a perf.data file. yes, that's literally it — the sampled events get named, and the vibes are immaculate. ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -i, --input= — input file name. default: perf.data unless stdin is a fifo. 💖
• -f, --force — Don’t complain, do it. no complaints, just action, fr fr. 🫶
• -F, --freq= — show just the sample frequency used for each event.
• -v, --verbose — show all fields. all of them. the full tea. ☕
• -g, --group — show event group information.
• --trace-fields — show tracepoint field names.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• perf-record(1)
• perf-list(1)
• perf-report(1)

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