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How I can detect memory leaks of C++ application in Linux (Ubuntu OS)?

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How I can detect memory leaks of C++ application in Linux (Ubuntu OS) ? What is the program you can advise me for this goal ?

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G-71 Avatar asked Mar 19 '11 06:03

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Check out Valgrind, it should be in the Ubuntu repository. it can give you detailed information about memory usage in C++ programs. Kind of like a debugger for memory usage.

valgrind --tool=memcheck <your_app> <your_apps_params>
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Cody Avatar answered Oct 10 '22 11:10

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Use Valgrind for that purpose.

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jonsca Avatar answered Oct 10 '22 09:10

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