---
name: "pprof"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tau"
version: "2.17.3.1.dfsg-4.2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pprof"
---

# pprof(1)

Quickly diplays profile data.

## NAME

pprof - Quickly diplays profile data.

## SYNOPSIS

**pprof** \[-a\] \[-c\] \[-b\] \[-m\] \[-t\] \[-e\] \[-i\] \[-v\] \[-r\] \[-s\] \[-n *num*\] \[-f *filename*\] \[-p\] \[-l\] \[-d\]

## DESCRIPTION

## OPTIONS

\-a Show all location information available

\-c Sort according to number of Calls

\-b Sort according to number of suBroutines called by a function

\-m Sort according to Milliseconds (exclusive time total)

\-t Sort according to Total milliseconds (inclusive time total) (default)

\-e Sort according to Exclusive time per call (msec/call)

\-i Sort according to Inclusive time per call (total msec/call)

\-v Sort according to Standard Deviation (excl usec)

\-r Reverse sorting order

\-s print only Summary profile information

\-n num print only first num number of functions

\-f filename specify full path and Filename without node ids

\-p suPpress conversion to hhmmssmmm format

\-l List all functions and exit

\-d Dump output format (for tau\_reduce) \[node numbers\] prints only info about all contexts/threads of given node numbers