---
title: "Easy Profiling Go Benchmark Tests with Bash"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/easy-profiling-go-benchmark-tests-with-bash-zzjk1ry9i
source_url: https://blainsmith.com/articles/easy-profiling-go-benchmark-tests-with-bash
type: article
source: "Blain Smith"
published: 2026-05-24T07:43:41.107Z
updated: 2026-05-24T07:44:16.412Z
tags: ["golang", "bash"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# Easy Profiling Go Benchmark Tests with Bash

**[Blain Smith](https://daily.dev/sources/blainsmith)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Two short bash scripts (bench.sh and trace.sh) simplify running Go benchmark tests with CPU/memory profiling and trace visualization. The scripts wrap `go test -bench` with pprof or trace flags, write output files to disk, and automatically open the visualizer in a browser on port 6060. A sample project layout and example output are provided. The author later turned the idea into a standalone tool at pprof.sh.

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