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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-archive.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-archive.txt
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+perf-archive(1)
+===============
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-archive - Create archive with object files with build-ids found in perf.data file
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf archive' [file]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This command runs runs perf-buildid-list --with-hits, and collects the files
+with the buildids found so that analisys of perf.data contents can be possible
+on another machine.
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-buildid-list[1], linkperf:perf-report[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/command-list.txt b/tools/perf/command-list.txt
index f73d1d90f5bd..cf6444dfd73a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/command-list.txt
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # command name                  category [deprecated] [common]
 #
 perf-annotate                   mainporcelain common
-perf-archive                    mainporcelain
+perf-archive                    mainporcelain common
 perf-bench                      mainporcelain common
 perf-buildid-list               mainporcelain common
 perf-diff                       mainporcelain common