Quick Reference to Using TKPROF
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  TKPROF allows you to analyse a trace file to determine where time is 
  being spent and what query plans are being used on SQL statements.

   1 - Set TIMED_STATISTICS if required at database level.
  
   2 - Get SQL_TRACE output for the session you wish to monitor
       (See Note:15160.1 for how to set this in various tools)

   3 - Find the appropriate trace file (In USER_DUMP_DEST, default
       $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log on Unix). 
       You can find the most recent trace files on Unix with the command:
         ls -ltr
       This will list the most recent files LAST

   4 - Run tkprof on the trace file thus:

         tkprof tracefile outfile [explain=user/password] [options...]

TKPROF Options
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   print=integer    List only the first 'integer' SQL statements.
   insert=filename  List SQL statements and data inside INSERT statements.
   sys=no           TKPROF does not list SQL statements run as user SYS.
   record=filename  Record statements found in the trace file.
   sort=option      Set of zero or more of the following sort options:

     prscnt  number of times parse was called
     prscpu  cpu time parsing
     prsela  elapsed time parsing
     prsdsk  number of disk reads during parse
     prsqry  number of buffers for consistent read during parse
     prscu   number of buffers for current read during parse
     prsmis  number of misses in library cache during parse

     execnt  number of execute was called
     execpu  cpu time spent executing
     exeela  elapsed time executing
     exedsk  number of disk reads during execute
     exeqry  number of buffers for consistent read during execute
     execu   number of buffers for current read during execute
     exerow  number of rows processed during execute
     exemis  number of library cache misses during execute

     fchcnt  number of times fetch was called
     fchcpu  cpu time spent fetching
     fchela  elapsed time fetching
     fchdsk  number of disk reads during fetch
     fchqry  number of buffers for consistent read during fetch
     fchcu   number of buffers for current read during fetch
     fchrow  number of rows fetched

     userid  userid of user that parsed the cursor