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1usage: valgrind [options] prog-and-args
2
3  tool-selection option, with default in [ ]:
4    --tool=<name>             use the Valgrind tool named <name> [memcheck]
5
6  basic user options for all Valgrind tools, with defaults in [ ]:
7    -h --help                 show this message
8    --help-debug              show this message, plus debugging options
9    --version                 show version
10    -q --quiet                run silently; only print error msgs
11    -v --verbose              be more verbose -- show misc extra info
12    --trace-children=no|yes   Valgrind-ise child processes (follow execve)? [no]
13    --trace-children-skip=patt1,patt2,...    specifies a list of executables
14                              that --trace-children=yes should not trace into
15    --child-silent-after-fork=no|yes omit child output between fork & exec? [no]
16    --track-fds=no|yes        track open file descriptors? [no]
17    --time-stamp=no|yes       add timestamps to log messages? [no]
18    --log-fd=<number>         log messages to file descriptor [2=stderr]
19    --log-file=<file>         log messages to <file>
20    --log-socket=ipaddr:port  log messages to socket ipaddr:port
21
22  user options for Valgrind tools that report errors:
23    --xml=yes                 emit error output in XML (some tools only)
24    --xml-fd=<number>         XML output to file descriptor
25    --xml-file=<file>         XML output to <file>
26    --xml-socket=ipaddr:port  XML output to socket ipaddr:port
27    --xml-user-comment=STR    copy STR verbatim into XML output
28    --demangle=no|yes         automatically demangle C++ names? [yes]
29    --num-callers=<number>    show <number> callers in stack traces [12]
30    --error-limit=no|yes      stop showing new errors if too many? [yes]
31    --error-exitcode=<number> exit code to return if errors found [0=disable]
32    --show-below-main=no|yes  continue stack traces below main() [no]
33    --suppressions=<filename> suppress errors described in <filename>
34    --gen-suppressions=no|yes|all    print suppressions for errors? [no]
35    --db-attach=no|yes        start debugger when errors detected? [no]
36    --db-command=<command>    command to start debugger [... -nw %f %p]
37    --input-fd=<number>       file descriptor for input [0=stdin]
38    --dsymutil=no|yes         run dsymutil on Mac OS X when helpful? [no]
39    --max-stackframe=<number> assume stack switch for SP changes larger
40                              than <number> bytes [2000000]
41    --main-stacksize=<number> set size of main thread's stack (in bytes)
42                              [use current 'ulimit' value]
43
44  user options for Valgrind tools that replace malloc:
45    --alignment=<number>      set minimum alignment of heap allocations [...]
46
47  uncommon user options for all Valgrind tools:
48    --fullpath-after=         (with nothing after the '=')
49                              show full source paths in call stacks
50    --fullpath-after=string   like --fullpath-after=, but only show the
51                              part of the path after 'string'.  Allows removal
52                              of path prefixes.  Use this flag multiple times
53                              to specify a set of prefixes to remove.
54    --smc-check=none|stack|all  checks for self-modifying code: none,
55                              only for code found in stacks, or all [stack]
56    --read-var-info=yes|no    read debug info on stack and global variables
57                              and use it to print better error messages in
58                              tools that make use of it (Memcheck, Helgrind,
59                              DRD) [no]
60    --run-libc-freeres=no|yes free up glibc memory at exit on Linux? [yes]
61    --sim-hints=hint1,hint2,...  known hints:
62                                 lax-ioctls, enable-outer [none]
63    --kernel-variant=variant1,variant2,...  known variants: bproc [none]
64                              handle non-standard kernel variants
65    --show-emwarns=no|yes     show warnings about emulation limits? [no]
66    --require-text-symbol=:sonamepattern:symbolpattern    abort run if the
67                              stated shared object doesn't have the stated
68                              text symbol.  Patterns can contain ? and *.
69
70  user options for Nulgrind:
71    (none)
72
73  debugging options for all Valgrind tools:
74    -d                        show verbose debugging output
75    --stats=no|yes            show tool and core statistics [no]
76    --sanity-level=<number>   level of sanity checking to do [1]
77    --trace-flags=<XXXXXXXX>   show generated code? (X = 0|1) [00000000]
78    --profile-flags=<XXXXXXXX> ditto, but for profiling (X = 0|1) [00000000]
79    --trace-notbelow=<number> only show BBs above <number> [999999999]
80    --trace-syscalls=no|yes   show all system calls? [no]
81    --trace-signals=no|yes    show signal handling details? [no]
82    --trace-symtab=no|yes     show symbol table details? [no]
83    --trace-symtab-patt=<patt> limit debuginfo tracing to obj name <patt>
84    --trace-cfi=no|yes        show call-frame-info details? [no]
85    --debug-dump=syms         mimic /usr/bin/readelf --syms
86    --debug-dump=line         mimic /usr/bin/readelf --debug-dump=line
87    --debug-dump=frames       mimic /usr/bin/readelf --debug-dump=frames
88    --trace-redir=no|yes      show redirection details? [no]
89    --trace-sched=no|yes      show thread scheduler details? [no]
90    --profile-heap=no|yes     profile Valgrind's own space use
91    --wait-for-gdb=yes|no     pause on startup to wait for gdb attach
92    --sym-offsets=yes|no      show syms in form 'name+offset' ? [no]
93    --command-line-only=no|yes  only use command line options [no]
94
95  Vex options for all Valgrind tools:
96    --vex-iropt-verbosity=<0..9>           [0]
97    --vex-iropt-level=<0..2>               [2]
98    --vex-iropt-precise-memory-exns=no|yes [no]
99    --vex-iropt-unroll-thresh=<0..400>     [120]
100    --vex-guest-max-insns=<1..100>         [50]
101    --vex-guest-chase-thresh=<0..99>       [10]
102    --vex-guest-chase-cond=no|yes          [no]
103    --trace-flags and --profile-flags values (omit the middle space):
104       1000 0000   show conversion into IR
105       0100 0000   show after initial opt
106       0010 0000   show after instrumentation
107       0001 0000   show after second opt
108       0000 1000   show after tree building
109       0000 0100   show selecting insns
110       0000 0010   show after reg-alloc
111       0000 0001   show final assembly
112      (Nb: you need --trace-notbelow with --trace-flags for full details)
113
114  debugging options for Valgrind tools that report errors
115    --dump-error=<number>     show translation for basic block associated
116                              with <number>'th error context [0=show none]
117
118  debugging options for Valgrind tools that replace malloc:
119    --trace-malloc=no|yes     show client malloc details? [no]
120
121  debugging options for Nulgrind:
122    (none)
123
124  Extra options read from ~/.valgrindrc, $VALGRIND_OPTS, ./.valgrindrc
125
126  Nulgrind is Copyright (C) 2002-2010, and GNU GPL'd, by Nicholas Nethercote.
127  Valgrind is Copyright (C) 2000-2010, and GNU GPL'd, by Julian Seward et al.
128  LibVEX is Copyright (C) 2004-2010, and GNU GPL'd, by OpenWorks LLP et al.
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130  Bug reports, feedback, admiration, abuse, etc, to: www.valgrind.org.
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