diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin.h b/tools/perf/builtin.h
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+++ b/tools/perf/builtin.h
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+#ifndef BUILTIN_H
+#define BUILTIN_H
+
+#include "util/util.h"
+#include "util/strbuf.h"
+
+extern const char perf_usage_string[];
+extern const char perf_more_info_string[];
+
+extern void list_common_cmds_help(void);
+extern const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd);
+extern void prune_packed_objects(int);
+extern int read_line_with_nul(char *buf, int size, FILE *file);
+extern int check_pager_config(const char *cmd);
+
+extern int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_bench(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_buildid_cache(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_buildid_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_evlist(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_timechart(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_kmem(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_lock(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_inject(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_mem(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_data(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+
+extern int find_scripts(char **scripts_array, char **scripts_path_array);
+#endif