GCOV-DUMP(1)

💅 GCOV-DUMP(1) — the GNU one, bestie

okay so real talk, this is gcov-dump, a GNU tool, and it lives in section 1 of your manual pages. she's the offline gcda-and-gcno profile dump tool, and she's here to spill everything those profile files are hiding. 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

like. she takes gcovfiles and a lil stack of flags. that's the whole vibe. 💖

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

gcov-dump is the tool you run in conjunction with GCC when you wanna dump the content of gcda and gcno profile files offline. no cap, no network, no drama — just you, your files, and the tea. ☕✨

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

okay bestie, the flag menu. every single one, no skips:

• -h, --help — shows you help about using gcov-dump (on the standard output) and then dips out, doing no further processing. very "ask a question, get an answer, leave" energy. 👋
• -l, --long — dumps the content of records. the long version. she's thorough. 📜
• -p, --positions — dumps the positions of records. where things are. location check, vibe check. 📍
• -r, --raw — prints content records in raw format. unfiltered, no makeup, straight out of bed. 💀
• -s, --stable — prints content in stable format that's usable for comparison. the diffable one. the one you actually want when you're comparing. 👑
• -v, --version — displays the gcov-dump version number (on the standard output) and exits without doing any further processing. iconic, brief, gone. ✨

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📜 COPYRIGHT 📜

Copyright (c) 2017-2026 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.

so, the two cover texts, in their own little spotlight:

(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 yes, the legal girlies ate with this one and we respect it. 🫡💜

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ngl, if you're messing with profile files and you skip -s, that's on you bestie. stable format is right there. 😭

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and that's a wrap! this page was served to you by gcc-16.2.1, dated 2026-08-19, and yes she's still GCOV-DUMP(1) — slay, periodt, go dump some records. 💅🌈