memscript Example

The following example performs the following actions:

Runs the filterapp program under MemoryScape control.

Passes an argument of 2 to the filterapp program.

Whenever any event occurs—an HIA event, SEGV, and the like—saves a memory debugging file.

Allows the script to run for no longer than 5 seconds.

Perform the following activities: use guard blocks, hoard freed memory, and detect memory leaks.

memscript -maxruntime "00:00:05" \

-event_action "any_event=save_memory_debugging_file" \

-guard_blocks -hoard_freed_memory -detect_leaks \

~/Work/filterapp -a 2