Can Instruments be used using the command line?

Question

Can Instruments be used as a replacement for

valgrind

If one wants to check for memory leaks using instruments can it be used

Answer 1

For Xcode 9, if you want to profile a iOS app, an example command like this:

instruments -t Zombies -w 'iPhone SE (11.0.1) [XXX] (Simulator)' MyApp.app

instruments command ref:

https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/InstrumentsUserGuide/Recording,Pausing,andStoppingTraces.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004652-CH12-SW3