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NAME
       heaptrack - heap memory profiler for linux, command line utility

SYNOPSIS
       heaptrack [--debug|-d] DEBUGGEE [ARGUMENT]...
       heaptrack [--debug|-d] -p PID

DESCRIPTION
       A  heap memory usage profiler. It uses LD_PRELOAD to track all calls to
       the core memory allocation functions and logs these occurrances.  Addi-
       tionally,  backtraces  are obtained and logged.  Combined this can give
       interesting answers to questions such as:

              * How much heap memory is my application using?  * Where is heap
              memory  being  allocated,  and  how often?  * How much space are
              heap individual allocations requesting?

       To evaluate the generated heaptrack data, use heaptrack_print or  heap-
       track_gui.

   Mandatory arguments to heaptrack:
       DEBUGGEE
              The  name  or  path  to  the application that should be run with
              heaptrack analyzation enabled.

   Alternatively, to attach to a running process:
       -p, --pid PID
              The process ID of a running process into which heaptrack will be
              injected.  This  only  works with applications that already link
              against libdl.

   Optional arguments to heaptrack:
       -d, --debug
              Run the debuggee in GDB and heaptrack.

       ARGUMENT
              Any number of arguments that will be passed verbatim to the  de-
              buggee.

       -h, --help
              Show this help message and exit.

       -v, --version
              Displays version information.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for heaptrack is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and heaptrack programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

              info heaptrack

       should give you access to the complete manual.

heaptrack 1.0.0                   March 2017                      HEAPTRACK(1)

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