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+perf-top(1)
+===========
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-top - Run a command and profile it
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf top' [-e <EVENT> | --event=EVENT] [-l] [-a] <command>
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This command runs a command and gathers a performance counter profile
+from it.
+
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+<command>...::
+        Any command you can specify in a shell.
+
+-e::
+--event=::
+        Select the PMU event. Selection can be a symbolic event name
+        (use 'perf list' to list all events) or a raw PMU
+        event (eventsel+umask) in the form of rNNN where NNN is a
+         hexadecimal event descriptor.
+
+-a::
+        system-wide collection
+
+-l::
+        scale counter values
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1]