1 llvm-cov - emit coverage information
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7 :program:`llvm-cov` *command* [*args...*]
12 The :program:`llvm-cov` tool shows code coverage information for
13 programs that are instrumented to emit profile data. It can be used to
14 work with ``gcov``\-style coverage or with ``clang``\'s instrumentation
17 If the program is invoked with a base name of ``gcov``, it will behave as if
18 the :program:`llvm-cov gcov` command were called. Otherwise, a command should
24 * :ref:`gcov <llvm-cov-gcov>`
25 * :ref:`show <llvm-cov-show>`
26 * :ref:`report <llvm-cov-report>`
27 * :ref:`export <llvm-cov-export>`
29 .. program:: llvm-cov gcov
39 :program:`llvm-cov gcov` [*options*] *SOURCEFILE*
44 The :program:`llvm-cov gcov` tool reads code coverage data files and displays
45 the coverage information for a specified source file. It is compatible with the
46 ``gcov`` tool from version 4.2 of ``GCC`` and may also be compatible with some
47 later versions of ``gcov``.
49 To use :program:`llvm-cov gcov`, you must first build an instrumented version
50 of your application that collects coverage data as it runs. Compile with the
51 ``-fprofile-arcs`` and ``-ftest-coverage`` options to add the
52 instrumentation. (Alternatively, you can use the ``--coverage`` option, which
53 includes both of those other options.) You should compile with debugging
54 information (``-g``) and without optimization (``-O0``); otherwise, the
55 coverage data cannot be accurately mapped back to the source code.
57 At the time you compile the instrumented code, a ``.gcno`` data file will be
58 generated for each object file. These ``.gcno`` files contain half of the
59 coverage data. The other half of the data comes from ``.gcda`` files that are
60 generated when you run the instrumented program, with a separate ``.gcda``
61 file for each object file. Each time you run the program, the execution counts
62 are summed into any existing ``.gcda`` files, so be sure to remove any old
63 files if you do not want their contents to be included.
65 By default, the ``.gcda`` files are written into the same directory as the
66 object files, but you can override that by setting the ``GCOV_PREFIX`` and
67 ``GCOV_PREFIX_STRIP`` environment variables. The ``GCOV_PREFIX_STRIP``
68 variable specifies a number of directory components to be removed from the
69 start of the absolute path to the object file directory. After stripping those
70 directories, the prefix from the ``GCOV_PREFIX`` variable is added. These
71 environment variables allow you to run the instrumented program on a machine
72 where the original object file directories are not accessible, but you will
73 then need to copy the ``.gcda`` files back to the object file directories
74 where :program:`llvm-cov gcov` expects to find them.
76 Once you have generated the coverage data files, run :program:`llvm-cov gcov`
77 for each main source file where you want to examine the coverage results. This
78 should be run from the same directory where you previously ran the
79 compiler. The results for the specified source file are written to a file named
80 by appending a ``.gcov`` suffix. A separate output file is also created for
81 each file included by the main source file, also with a ``.gcov`` suffix added.
83 The basic content of an ``.gcov`` output file is a copy of the source file with
84 an execution count and line number prepended to every line. The execution
85 count is shown as ``-`` if a line does not contain any executable code. If
86 a line contains code but that code was never executed, the count is displayed
92 .. option:: -a, --all-blocks
94 Display all basic blocks. If there are multiple blocks for a single line of
95 source code, this option causes llvm-cov to show the count for each block
96 instead of just one count for the entire line.
98 .. option:: -b, --branch-probabilities
100 Display conditional branch probabilities and a summary of branch information.
102 .. option:: -c, --branch-counts
104 Display branch counts instead of probabilities (requires -b).
106 .. option:: -f, --function-summaries
108 Show a summary of coverage for each function instead of just one summary for
109 an entire source file.
113 Display available options (--help-hidden for more).
115 .. option:: -l, --long-file-names
117 For coverage output of files included from the main source file, add the
118 main file name followed by ``##`` as a prefix to the output file names. This
119 can be combined with the --preserve-paths option to use complete paths for
120 both the main file and the included file.
122 .. option:: -n, --no-output
124 Do not output any ``.gcov`` files. Summary information is still
127 .. option:: -o=<DIR|FILE>, --object-directory=<DIR>, --object-file=<FILE>
129 Find objects in DIR or based on FILE's path. If you specify a particular
130 object file, the coverage data files are expected to have the same base name
131 with ``.gcno`` and ``.gcda`` extensions. If you specify a directory, the
132 files are expected in that directory with the same base name as the source
135 .. option:: -p, --preserve-paths
137 Preserve path components when naming the coverage output files. In addition
138 to the source file name, include the directories from the path to that
139 file. The directories are separate by ``#`` characters, with ``.`` directories
140 removed and ``..`` directories replaced by ``^`` characters. When used with
141 the --long-file-names option, this applies to both the main file name and the
144 .. option:: -u, --unconditional-branches
146 Include unconditional branches in the output for the --branch-probabilities
151 Display the version of llvm-cov.
156 :program:`llvm-cov gcov` returns 1 if it cannot read input files. Otherwise,
160 .. program:: llvm-cov show
170 :program:`llvm-cov show` [*options*] -instr-profile *PROFILE* *BIN* [*-object BIN,...*] [[*-object BIN*]] [*SOURCES*]
175 The :program:`llvm-cov show` command shows line by line coverage of the
176 binaries *BIN*,... using the profile data *PROFILE*. It can optionally be
177 filtered to only show the coverage for the files listed in *SOURCES*.
179 To use :program:`llvm-cov show`, you need a program that is compiled with
180 instrumentation to emit profile and coverage data. To build such a program with
181 ``clang`` use the ``-fprofile-instr-generate`` and ``-fcoverage-mapping``
182 flags. If linking with the ``clang`` driver, pass ``-fprofile-instr-generate``
183 to the link stage to make sure the necessary runtime libraries are linked in.
185 The coverage information is stored in the built executable or library itself,
186 and this is what you should pass to :program:`llvm-cov show` as a *BIN*
187 argument. The profile data is generated by running this instrumented program
188 normally. When the program exits it will write out a raw profile file,
189 typically called ``default.profraw``, which can be converted to a format that
190 is suitable for the *PROFILE* argument using the :program:`llvm-profdata merge`
196 .. option:: -show-line-counts
198 Show the execution counts for each line. This is enabled by default, unless
199 another ``-show`` option is used.
201 .. option:: -show-expansions
203 Expand inclusions, such as preprocessor macros or textual inclusions, inline
204 in the display of the source file.
206 .. option:: -show-instantiations
208 For source regions that are instantiated multiple times, such as templates in
209 ``C++``, show each instantiation separately as well as the combined summary.
210 This option is enabled by default.
212 .. option:: -show-regions
214 Show the execution counts for each region by displaying a caret that points to
215 the character where the region starts.
217 .. option:: -show-line-counts-or-regions
219 Show the execution counts for each line if there is only one region on the
220 line, but show the individual regions if there are multiple on the line.
222 .. option:: -use-color[=VALUE]
224 Enable or disable color output. By default this is autodetected.
226 .. option:: -arch=[*NAMES*]
228 Specify a list of architectures such that the Nth entry in the list
229 corresponds to the Nth specified binary. If the covered object is a universal
230 binary, this specifies the architecture to use. It is an error to specify an
231 architecture that is not included in the universal binary or to use an
232 architecture that does not match a non-universal binary.
234 .. option:: -name=<NAME>
236 Show code coverage only for functions with the given name.
238 .. option:: -name-regex=<PATTERN>
240 Show code coverage only for functions that match the given regular expression.
242 .. option:: -format=<FORMAT>
244 Use the specified output format. The supported formats are: "text", "html".
246 .. option:: -tab-size=<TABSIZE>
248 Replace tabs with <TABSIZE> spaces when preparing reports. Currently, this is
249 only supported for the html format.
251 .. option:: -output-dir=PATH
253 Specify a directory to write coverage reports into. If the directory does not
254 exist, it is created. When used in function view mode (i.e when -name or
255 -name-regex are used to select specific functions), the report is written to
256 PATH/functions.EXTENSION. When used in file view mode, a report for each file
257 is written to PATH/REL_PATH_TO_FILE.EXTENSION.
259 .. option:: -Xdemangler=<TOOL>|<TOOL-OPTION>
261 Specify a symbol demangler. This can be used to make reports more
262 human-readable. This option can be specified multiple times to supply
263 arguments to the demangler (e.g `-Xdemangler c++filt -Xdemangler -n` for C++).
264 The demangler is expected to read a newline-separated list of symbols from
265 stdin and write a newline-separated list of the same length to stdout.
267 .. option:: -num-threads=N, -j=N
269 Use N threads to write file reports (only applicable when -output-dir is
270 specified). When N=0, llvm-cov auto-detects an appropriate number of threads to
271 use. This is the default.
273 .. option:: -line-coverage-gt=<N>
275 Show code coverage only for functions with line coverage greater than the
278 .. option:: -line-coverage-lt=<N>
280 Show code coverage only for functions with line coverage less than the given
283 .. option:: -region-coverage-gt=<N>
285 Show code coverage only for functions with region coverage greater than the
288 .. option:: -region-coverage-lt=<N>
290 Show code coverage only for functions with region coverage less than the given
293 .. program:: llvm-cov report
303 :program:`llvm-cov report` [*options*] -instr-profile *PROFILE* *BIN* [*-object BIN,...*] [[*-object BIN*]] [*SOURCES*]
308 The :program:`llvm-cov report` command displays a summary of the coverage of
309 the binaries *BIN*,... using the profile data *PROFILE*. It can optionally be
310 filtered to only show the coverage for the files listed in *SOURCES*.
312 If no source files are provided, a summary line is printed for each file in the
313 coverage data. If any files are provided, summaries are shown for each function
314 in the listed files instead.
316 For information on compiling programs for coverage and generating profile data,
317 see :ref:`llvm-cov-show`.
322 .. option:: -use-color[=VALUE]
324 Enable or disable color output. By default this is autodetected.
326 .. option:: -arch=<name>
328 If the covered binary is a universal binary, select the architecture to use.
329 It is an error to specify an architecture that is not included in the
330 universal binary or to use an architecture that does not match a
331 non-universal binary.
333 .. option:: -show-functions
335 Show coverage summaries for each function.
337 .. program:: llvm-cov export
347 :program:`llvm-cov export` [*options*] -instr-profile *PROFILE* *BIN* [*-object BIN,...*] [[*-object BIN*]]
352 The :program:`llvm-cov export` command exports regions, functions, expansions,
353 and summaries of the coverage of the binaries *BIN*,... using the profile data
356 For information on compiling programs for coverage and generating profile data,
357 see :ref:`llvm-cov-show`.
362 .. option:: -arch=<name>
364 If the covered binary is a universal binary, select the architecture to use.
365 It is an error to specify an architecture that is not included in the
366 universal binary or to use an architecture that does not match a
367 non-universal binary.