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+For a higher level overview, try: perf report --sort comm,dso
+Sample related events with: perf record -e '{cycles,instructions}:S'
+Compare performance results with: perf diff [<old file> <new file>]
+Boolean options have negative forms, e.g.: perf report --no-children
+Customize output of perf script with: perf script -F event,ip,sym
+Generate a script for your data: perf script -g <lang>
+Save output of perf stat using: perf stat record <target workload>
+Create an archive with symtabs to analyse on other machine: perf archive
+Search options using a keyword: perf report -h <keyword>
+Use parent filter to see specific call path: perf report -p <regex>
+List events using substring match: perf list <keyword>
+To see list of saved events and attributes: perf evlist -v
+Use --symfs <dir> if your symbol files are in non-standard locations
+To see callchains in a more compact form: perf report -g folded
+Show individual samples with: perf script
+Limit to show entries above 5% only: perf report --percent-limit 5
+Profiling branch (mis)predictions with: perf record -b / perf report
+Treat branches as callchains: perf report --branch-history
+To count events in every 1000 msec: perf stat -I 1000
+Print event counts in CSV format with: perf stat -x,
+If you have debuginfo enabled, try: perf report -s sym,srcline
+For memory address profiling, try: perf mem record / perf mem report
+For tracepoint events, try: perf report -s trace_fields
+To record callchains for each sample: perf record -g
+To record every process run by an user: perf record -u <user>
+Skip collecing build-id when recording: perf record -B
+To change sampling frequency to 100 Hz: perf record -F 100
+See assembly instructions with percentage: perf annotate <symbol>
+If you prefer Intel style assembly, try: perf annotate -M intel