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+perf-buildid-cache(1)
+=====================
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-buildid-cache - Manage build-id cache.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf buildid-cache <options>'
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This command manages the build-id cache. It can add and remove files to/from
+the cache. In the future it should as well purge older entries, set upper
+limits for the space used by the cache, etc.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-a::
+--add=::
+        Add specified file to the cache.
+-k::
+--kcore::
+        Add specified kcore file to the cache. For the current host that is
+        /proc/kcore which requires root permissions to read. Be aware that
+        running 'perf buildid-cache' as root may update root's build-id cache
+        not the user's. Use the -v option to see where the file is created.
+        Note that the copied file contains only code sections not the whole core
+        image. Note also that files "kallsyms" and "modules" must also be in the
+        same directory and are also copied.  All 3 files are created with read
+        permissions for root only. kcore will not be added if there is already a
+        kcore in the cache (with the same build-id) that has the same modules at
+        the same addresses. Use the -v option to see if a copy of kcore is
+        actually made.
+-r::
+--remove=::
+        Remove specified file from the cache.
+-M::
+--missing=:: 
+	List missing build ids in the cache for the specified file.
+-u::
+--update::
+	Update specified file of the cache. It can be used to update kallsyms
+	kernel dso to vmlinux in order to support annotation.
+-v::
+--verbose::
+	Be more verbose.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1], linkperf:perf-buildid-list[1]