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usage: valgrind --tool=<toolname> [options] prog-and-args
common user options for all Valgrind tools, with defaults in [ ]:
--tool=<name> use the Valgrind tool named <name>
-h --help show this message
--help-debug show this message, plus debugging options
--version show version
-q --quiet run silently; only print error msgs
-v --verbose be more verbose, incl counts of errors
--trace-children=no|yes Valgrind-ise child processes? [no]
--track-fds=no|yes track open file descriptors? [no]
--time-stamp=no|yes add timestamps to log messages? [no]
uncommon user options for all Valgrind tools:
--run-libc-freeres=no|yes free up glibc memory at exit? [yes]
--weird-hacks=hack1,hack2,... recognised hacks: lax-ioctls [none]
--signal-polltime=<time> signal poll period (mS) for older kernels [50]
--lowlat-signals=no|yes improve thread signal wake-up latency [no]
--lowlat-syscalls=no|yes improve thread syscall wake-up latency [no]
--pointercheck=no|yes enforce client address space limits [yes]
user options for Valgrind tools that report errors:
--log-fd=<number> log messages to file descriptor [2=stderr]
--log-file=<file> log messages to <file>.pid<pid>
--log-socket=ipaddr:port log messages to socket ipaddr:port
--demangle=no|yes automatically demangle C++ names? [yes]
--num-callers=<number> show <num> callers in stack traces [4]
--error-limit=no|yes stop showing new errors if too many? [yes]
--show-below-main=no|yes continue stack traces below main() [no]
--suppressions=<filename> suppress errors described in <filename>
--gen-suppressions=no|yes print suppressions for errors detected [no]
--db-attach=no|yes start debugger when errors detected? [no]
--db-command=<command> command to start debugger [gdb -nw %f %p]
--input-fd=<number> file descriptor for input [0=stdin]
user options for Nulgrind:
(none)
Extra options read from ~/.valgrindrc, $VALGRIND_OPTS, ./.valgrindrc
Valgrind is Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Julian Seward et al.
and licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
Bug reports, feedback, admiration, abuse, etc, to: valgrind.kde.org.
Tools are copyright and licensed by their authors. See each
tool's start-up message for more information.