target-process
target-process
Attach
a collection to a running process specified by the process name.
GUI Equivalent
Configure Analysis
window >
WHAT
pane >
Attach To Process
>
Process name
Syntax
-target-process
<string>
Arguments
A string containing the name of the process to profile.
Actions Modified
Description
Use the
target-process
option to attach a
collect
or
collect-with
action to a running process specified by the
process name.
Alternate Options
The
target-pid
option provides the same capabilities, but uses the process ID to specify the
process.
Example
In this example, a Hotspots analysis is attached to
the myApp process, which is already running on the system.
vtune -collect hotspots -target-process myApp