[tip:perf/diff] perf diff: Improve the help text

From: tip-bot for Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Dec 15 2009 - 04:28:26 EST


Commit-ID: 0afd1f750292da52e4b1129be82de9c065275764
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/0afd1f750292da52e4b1129be82de9c065275764
Author: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:24:08 +0100
Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:24:08 +0100

perf diff: Improve the help text

Fix the short line displayed by 'perf' and also fix some other
details in the longer text.

Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@xxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
LKML-Reference: <new-submission>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt | 8 ++++----
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
index bd1ee55..b7c393b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ perf-diff(1)

NAME
----
-perf-diff - Read perf.data (created by perf record) and display the profile
+perf-diff - Read two perf.data files and display the differential profile

SYNOPSIS
--------
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION
-----------
-This command displays the performance difference among two perf.data files
+This command displays the performance difference amongst two perf.data files
captured via perf record.

If no parameters are passed it will assume perf.data.old and perf.data.
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ OPTIONS
-------
-p::
--percentage::
- Show percentages instead of raw counters
+ Show percentages instead of raw counts
-v::
--verbose::
- Be verbose, for instance, show the raw counters in addition to the
+ Be verbose, for instance, show the raw counts in addition to the
diff.
SEE ALSO
--------
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