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/usr/bin/stap-profile-annotate

a linux trace/probe tool

From systemtap 5.6-r1 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running stap-profile-annotate --help (exit 0). permalink

/usr/bin/stap-profile-annotate:226: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\/'
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usage: stap-profile-annotate [-h] [-x PID | -c CMD] [-d BINARY] [-e EVENTS] [-T TIMEOUT] [-p]
                             [-w WIDTH] [-s PATH] [-v]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -x, --pid PID         PID for systemtap to target.
  -c, --cmd CMD         Command for systemtap to target.
  -d BINARY             Add symbol information for given binary and its shared libraries.
  -e, --events EVENTS   Override the list of profiling probe points.
  -T, --timeout TIMEOUT
                        Exit in 'timeout' seconds.
  -p, --print           Print annotated source files to stdout instead of files.
  -w, --context-width WIDTH
                        Limit number of lines of context around each hit. Defaults to unlimited.
  -s, --stap PATH       Override the path to the stap interpreter.
  -v, --verbose         Increase verbosity.
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpshow this help message and exithelp
-x, --pid PIDPID for systemtap to target.help
-c, --cmd CMDCommand for systemtap to target.help
-d BINARYAdd symbol information for given binary and its shared libraries.help
-e, --events EVENTSOverride the list of profiling probe points.help
-T, --timeout TIMEOUTExit in 'timeout' seconds.help
-p, --printPrint annotated source files to stdout instead of files.help
-w, --context-width WIDTHLimit number of lines of context around each hit.help
-s, --stap PATHOverride the path to the stap interpreter.help
-v, --verboseIncrease verbosity.help

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.