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As you work in the VTune(TM) Performance Environment, you can obtain information about command syntax and command options by using the manual pages.
To access man pages from the command line for help on the VTune environment, type: .
man vtl for the command-line interface;
man vtlec or man vtune for the graphical user interface.
To access man pages from the command line for help on the Activity Controller, type: man ActivityController.
To access man pages from the command line for help on data collectors/views, type: man <name> or man <section_number> <name>.
Command-line example:
>man 7 source
NoteTo get the list of available collectors, enter: vtl query -lc.
For quick reference, use the command line help, which provides brief descriptions and syntax of vtl commands and options.
To view the command line help, enter: vtl -help.
To view the command line help for data collector options, use the -help [-c | -collector <name>] option.
Command-line example:
>vtl -help -c callgraph
To view the command line help for view options, use the -help [-v | -view <name>] option.
Command-line example:
>vtl -help -v source
tipTo get the list of available data collectors, type in: vtl query -lc.
To get the list of available views, type in: vtl query -lv.
Troubleshooting topics are available throughout the help. For each symptom, they provide explanation as to the cause, and offer a possible solution.
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