Collect .NET Framework memory data by using the profiler command line
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
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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
| Task | Related content |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Related tasks
Profile stand-alone applications
| Task | Related content |
|---|---|
| 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
| Task | Related content |
|---|---|
| Profile ASP.NET applications | - Collect memory data |
| Profile services | - Collect .NET memory data |