GCOV-DUMP(1) GNU GCOV-DUMP(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

gcov-dump - offline gcda and gcno profile dump tool

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

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

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**gcov-dump** is a tool you can use in conjunction with GCC to dump content of gcda and gcno profile files offline.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-h**](#h)

[**--help**](#help)

Display help about using **gcov-dump** (on the standard output), and exit without doing any further processing.

[**-l**](#l)

[**--long**](#long)

Dump content of records.

[**-p**](#p)

[**--positions**](#positions)

Dump positions of records.

[**-r**](#r)

[**--raw**](#raw)

Print content records in raw format.

[**-s**](#s)

[**--stable**](#stable)

Print content in stable format usable for comparison.

[**-v**](#v)

[**--version**](#version)

Display the **gcov-dump** version number (on the standard output), and exit without doing any further processing.

# [COPYRIGHT](#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/os/gcc/gfdl.7) man page.

(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.
```

2026-08-07 gcc-16

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Document: gcov-dump(1) from gcc 16.2.0-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://gitlab.com/gnutools/gcc.git