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-rw-r--r--simpleperf/cmd_report.cpp6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/simpleperf/cmd_report.cpp b/simpleperf/cmd_report.cpp
index 04803838..522687cd 100644
--- a/simpleperf/cmd_report.cpp
+++ b/simpleperf/cmd_report.cpp
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@ class ReportCommand : public Command {
"--percent-limit <percent> Set min percentage in report entries and call graphs.\n"
"--pids pid1,pid2,... Report only for selected pids.\n"
"--raw-period Report period count instead of period percentage.\n"
-"--sort key1,key2,... Select keys used to sort and print the report. The\n"
-" appearance order of keys decides the order of keys used\n"
-" to sort and print the report.\n"
+"--sort key1,key2,... Select keys used to group samples into report entries. Samples having\n"
+" the same key values are aggregated into one report entry. Each report\n"
+" entry is printed in one row, having columns to show key values.\n"
" Possible keys include:\n"
" pid -- process id\n"
" tid -- thread id\n"