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instruments(1)            BSD General Commands Manual           instruments(1)

NAME
     instruments, version 1.0

USAGE
     instruments [-t template] [-d document] [-l timeLimit] [-i #] [[-p pid] | [-a application [-e variable
     value] [-g argument]]]

DESCRIPTION
     Runs an Instruments template from the command line.

     Options are :

     -t template
              The path to the template to run

     -s       Show list of known templates and exit

     -d document
              The path to save the trace document data to (This may already exist, in which case a new Run
              will be added)

     -l #     The limit of milliseconds to record until termination ( infinite is default )

     -i #     The index of the instrument to apply the following target data to ( default if missing )

     -p pid   The ID of the process to attach to

     -a application
              The path to the application or command to launch

     -e variable value
              An environment variable setting (You may specify more than one)

     -g argument
              Command line argument to be sent to the launched process (You may specify more than one)

     -v       Turn on verbose logging

FILES
     /usr/bin/instruments                          Executable

SEE ALSO
     /Developer/Applications/Instruments.app may be used to perform trace executions in a graphical environ-ment environment
     ment and may also be used to open trace documents created in either instruments or Instruments.app.

EXAMPLES
     instruments -t mytemplate -a myapp.app

Mac OS                           April 2, 2008                          Mac OS