39.1. Overview of Tools

Table 39.1, “OProfile Commands” provides a brief overview of the tools provided with the oprofile package.

Command	Description
`ophelp`	Displays available events for the system's processor along with a brief description of each.
`opimport`	Converts sample database files from a foreign binary format to the native format for the system. Only use this option when analyzing a sample database from a different architecture.
`opannotate`	Creates annotated source for an executable if the application was compiled with debugging symbols. Refer to Section 39.5.4, “Using `opannotate`” for details.
`opcontrol`	Configures what data is collected. Refer to Section 39.2, “Configuring OProfile” for details.
`opreport`	Retrieves profile data. Refer to Section 39.5.1, “Using `opreport`” for details.
`oprofiled`	Runs as a daemon to periodically write sample data to disk.