valgrind(1)

Memcheck --tool=memcheck

Is the default tool when invoking valgrind without explicitly specifying --tool.

Memory checker used to identify:

• memory leaks
• out of bound accesses
• uninitialized reads

valgrind [OPTIONS] PROGRAM [ARGS]
    --log-file=FILE             Write valgrind output to FILE.
    --leak-check=full           Enable full leak check.
    --track-origins=yes         Show origins of undefined values.
    --keep-debuginfo=no|yes     Keep symbols etc for unloaded code.

    --gen-suppressions=yes      Generate suppressions file from the run.
    --suppressions=FILE         Load suppressions file.