.\" # Copyright 2024-2025 David Robillard <d@drobilla.net>
.\" # SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
.Dd January 20, 2025
.Dt LV2BENCH 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm lv2bench
.Nd benchmark installed and supported LV2 plugins
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm lv2bench
.Op Fl hV
.Op Fl b Ar block_size
.Op Fl n Ar frames
.Op Fl s Ar buffers
.Op Fl Fl help
.Op Fl Fl version
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
runs a simple benchmark of installed LV2 plugins.
The results are written to stdout as a simple tab-delimited table.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -compact -width 3n
.It Fl V , Fl Fl version
Print version information and exit.
.Pp
.It Fl b , Fl Fl block Ar frames
Block length to run, in audio frames.
.Pp
.It Fl h , Fl Fl help
Print usage information and exit.
.Pp
.It Fl n , Fl Fl length Ar frames
Total number of frames to process, excluding any pre-roll buffers given by
.Fl s .
.Pp
.It Fl s , Fl Fl skip Ar buffers
Skip a number of buffers before recording timings.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Nm
exits with a status of 0, or non-zero if an error occurred.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Bl -item -compact
.It
.Xr lv2apply 1
.It
.Xr lv2info 1
.It
.Xr lv2ls 1
.El
.Sh AUTHORS
.Nm
is a part of lilv, by
.An David Robillard
.Aq Mt d@drobilla.net .