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Collect .NET Framework memory data by using the profiler command line

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This section describes the procedures and options for collecting memory allocation and object lifetime data for a .NET client (stand-alone) application by using the sampling method from the command line.

Common tasks

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Start an application and profile .NET memory - How to: Launch a .NET Framework application with the profiler to collect memory data
Attach the profiler to a .NET application - How to: Attach the profiler to a .NET Framework application to collect memory data
Instrument an application to collect .NET memory data - How to: Instrument a stand-alone .NET Framework component and collect memory data with the profiler

Profile stand-alone applications

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Profile by using the sampling method - Collect application statistics using sampling
Profile by using the instrumentation method - Collect detailed timing data using instrumentation
Profile resource contention and thread activity - Collect concurrency data
Adding tier-interaction data - Collect tier interaction data

Profile .NET memory data

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Analyze .NET memory data views and reports

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