# IT:AD:DotTrace:HowTo:Run From The Command Line #

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* See also:
  * [[IT/AD/Continuous Integration/HowTo/Test Pipeline/]]


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The people behind dotTrace are pretty amazing: they offer it's power from the commandline -- so that it can be used within a [[IT/AD/Continuous Integration/]] pipeline -- and they offer it for *free*.


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## Process ##

* Follow the instructions here:
  * https://www.jetbrains.com/help/profiler/10.0/Performance_Profiling__Profiling_Using_the_Command_Line.html
* Invoke

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ConsoleProfiler.exe <path_to_config> <path_to_snapshot>

eg:
ConsoleProfiler.exe config.xml c:\Snapshots\snapshot.dtp
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## Resources ##

* https://www.jetbrains.com/help/profiler/10.0/Performance_Profiling__Profiling_Using_the_Command_Line.html