sort-desc

Sort data in descending order by the specified column name.

GUI Equivalent

Syntax

-sort-desc <string>

-S <string>

Arguments

Argument	Description
`<string>`	Column name that corresponds to a performance metric or event name. Multiple values are possible.

Default

Varies by report.

Actions Modified

report

Description

Use the sort-desc option with the report action to sort data by the specified column name in descending order. Each column name corresponds to a performance metric or event.

You can specify multiple values as a comma-separated string (no spaces).

Alternate Options

Opposite: sort-asc

Example

Sort the data collected in the r001ge result and displayed in the Hardware Events report in the descending order by the INST_RETIRED.ANY and CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.CORE event columns.

$ amplxe-cl -r r001ge -report hw-events -sort-desc=INST_RETIRED.ANY,CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.CORE