From 7d6852432acb3b09fc3ec45dd65421d34eebe3b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Taeung Song Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 19:11:56 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] perf config: Add initial man page MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Add perf-config document to describe the perf configuration and a 'list’ subcommand. Signed-off-by: Taeung Song Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Namhyung Kim Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/63AD9B57-7B8C-46F8-8F18-0FFEB9A6A1BC@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo --- tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+) create mode 100644 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b9ca1e304158 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +perf-config(1) +============== + +NAME +---- +perf-config - Get and set variables in a configuration file. + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'perf config' -l | --list + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +You can manage variables in a configuration file with this command. + +OPTIONS +------- + +-l:: +--list:: + Show current config variables, name and value, for all sections. + +CONFIGURATION FILE +------------------ + +The perf configuration file contains many variables to change various +aspects of each of its tools, including output, disk usage, etc. +The '$HOME/.perfconfig' file is used to store a per-user configuration. +The file '$(sysconfdir)/perfconfig' can be used to +store a system-wide default configuration. + +Syntax +~~~~~~ + +The file consist of sections. A section starts with its name +surrounded by square brackets and continues till the next section +begins. Each variable must be in a section, and have the form +'name = value', for example: + + [section] + name1 = value1 + name2 = value2 + +Section names are case sensitive and can contain any characters except +newline (double quote `"` and backslash have to be escaped as `\"` and `\\`, +respectively). Section headers can't span multiple lines. + +Example +~~~~~~~ + +Given a $HOME/.perfconfig like this: + +# +# This is the config file, and +# a '#' and ';' character indicates a comment +# + + [colors] + # Color variables + top = red, default + medium = green, default + normal = lightgray, default + selected = white, lightgray + code = blue, default + addr = magenta, default + root = white, blue + + [tui] + # Defaults if linked with libslang + report = on + annotate = on + top = on + + [buildid] + # Default, disable using /dev/null + dir = ~/.debug + + [annotate] + # Defaults + hide_src_code = false + use_offset = true + jump_arrows = true + show_nr_jumps = false + + [help] + # Format can be man, info, web or html + format = man + autocorrect = 0 + + [ui] + show-headers = true + + [call-graph] + # fp (framepointer), dwarf + record-mode = fp + print-type = graph + order = caller + sort-key = function + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkperf:perf[1] -- 2.30.2