Output
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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The Output option specifies the name of the profiling data file for the performance session. Output must be used with the Start option.
Syntax
VSPerfCmd.exe /Start:Method /Output:FileName [Options]
Parameters
FileName
The name of the data file. Full and partial paths are accepted. If a path is not specified, the file is created in the current directory.
Required options
The Output option must be used with the Start option.
Start: Method
Specifies the output file name.
Example
In the following example, the profiling data file is created in the current directory.
VSPerfCmd.exe /Start:Sample /Output:TestApp.exe.vsp