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Deprecated Options
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     These options have been replaced with newer versions that use
     symspecs.

`-e FUNCTION_NAME'
     The `-e FUNCTION' option tells `gprof' to not print information
     about the function FUNCTION_NAME (and its children...) in the call
     graph.  The function will still be listed as a child of any
     functions that call it, but its index number will be shown as
     `[not printed]'.  More than one `-e' option may be given; only one
     FUNCTION_NAME may be indicated with each `-e' option.

`-E FUNCTION_NAME'
     The `-E FUNCTION' option works like the `-e' option, but time
     spent in the function (and children who were not called from
     anywhere else), will not be used to compute the
     percentages-of-time for the call graph.  More than one `-E' option
     may be given; only one FUNCTION_NAME may be indicated with each
     `-E' option.

`-f FUNCTION_NAME'
     The `-f FUNCTION' option causes `gprof' to limit the call graph to
     the function FUNCTION_NAME and its children (and their
     children...).  More than one `-f' option may be given; only one
     FUNCTION_NAME may be indicated with each `-f' option.

`-F FUNCTION_NAME'
     The `-F FUNCTION' option works like the `-f' option, but only time
     spent in the function and its children (and their children...)
     will be used to determine total-time and percentages-of-time for
     the call graph.  More than one `-F' option may be given; only one
     FUNCTION_NAME may be indicated with each `-F' option.  The `-F'
     option overrides the `-E' option.

   Note that only one function can be specified with each `-e', `-E',
`-f' or `-F' option.  To specify more than one function, use multiple
options.  For example, this command:

     gprof -e boring -f foo -f bar myprogram > gprof.output

lists in the call graph all functions that were reached from either
`foo' or `bar' and were not reachable from `boring'.