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bpftrace: Display bpftrace version.
$ bpftrace -V
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The command "bpftrace -V" is used to display the version information of the bpftrace tool.

  • "bpftrace" is an open-source dynamic tracing framework for analyzing and troubleshooting Linux systems. It allows you to write and run custom scripts (called probes) to trace and gather data from various kernel-level events.

  • "-V" is a command-line option that stands for "version". When it is used with the "bpftrace" command, it instructs the tool to display its version information.

By executing "bpftrace -V", you will get the version number of the bpftrace tool. This is useful when you want to check the currently installed version of bpftrace or ensure that you have the latest version.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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