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.\" @(#)profil.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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-.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dd September 26, 2008
.Dt PROFIL 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Ft int
.Fn profil "char *samples" "size_t size" "u_long offset" "u_int scale"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Pp
+.Fd -- This function is now deprecated. It will always return EINVAL. --
+.Pp
+The intended replacements are the user-level developer tools, like CHUD and dtrace.
+.Pp
+------
+.Pp
The
.Fn profil
function enables or disables