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.IX Title "GCOV-DUMP 1"
.TH GCOV-DUMP 1 2026-02-09 gcc-15.2.1 GNU
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.SH NAME
gcov\-dump \- offline gcda and gcno profile dump tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
gcov\-dump [\fB\-v\fR|\fB\-\-version\fR]
     [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR]
     [\fB\-l\fR|\fB\-\-long\fR]
     [\fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-positions\fR]
     [\fB\-r\fR|\fB\-\-raw\fR]
     [\fB\-s\fR|\fB\-\-stable\fR]
     \fIgcovfiles\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBgcov\-dump\fR is a tool you can use in conjunction with GCC to
dump content of gcda and gcno profile files offline.
.SH OPTIONS
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP \fB\-h\fR 4
.IX Item "-h"
.PD 0
.IP \fB\-\-help\fR 4
.IX Item "--help"
.PD
Display help about using \fBgcov\-dump\fR (on the standard output), and
exit without doing any further processing.
.IP \fB\-l\fR 4
.IX Item "-l"
.PD 0
.IP \fB\-\-long\fR 4
.IX Item "--long"
.PD
Dump content of records.
.IP \fB\-p\fR 4
.IX Item "-p"
.PD 0
.IP \fB\-\-positions\fR 4
.IX Item "--positions"
.PD
Dump positions of records.
.IP \fB\-r\fR 4
.IX Item "-r"
.PD 0
.IP \fB\-\-raw\fR 4
.IX Item "--raw"
.PD
Print content records in raw format.
.IP \fB\-s\fR 4
.IX Item "-s"
.PD 0
.IP \fB\-\-stable\fR 4
.IX Item "--stable"
.PD
Print content in stable format usable for comparison.
.IP \fB\-v\fR 4
.IX Item "-v"
.PD 0
.IP \fB\-\-version\fR 4
.IX Item "--version"
.PD
Display the \fBgcov\-dump\fR version number (on the standard output),
and exit without doing any further processing.
.SH COPYRIGHT
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 2017\-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.PP
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 \fBgfdl\fR\|(7) man page.
.PP
(a) The FSF\*(Aqs Front\-Cover Text is:
.PP
.Vb 1
\&     A GNU Manual
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.PP
(b) The FSF\*(Aqs Back\-Cover Text is:
.PP
.Vb 3
\&     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.
.Ve