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@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ execution.  These are generally used for debugging.
 Example:  export MESA_GLSL=dump,nopt
 </p>
 
+<h3 id="replacement">Experimenting with Shader Replacements</h3>
 <p>
 Shaders can be dumped and replaced on runtime for debugging purposes. This
 feature is not currently supported by SCons build.
@@ -79,6 +80,20 @@ not clobber the replacement shaders. Also, the filenames of the replacement shad
 should match the filenames of the corresponding dumped shaders.
 </p>
 
+<h3 id="capture">Capturing Shaders</h3>
+
+<p>
+Setting <b>MESA_SHADER_CAPTURE_PATH</b> to a directory will cause the compiler
+to write <tt>.shader_test</tt> files for use with
+<a href="https://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/shader-db">shader-db</a>, a tool
+which compiler developers can use to gather statistics about shaders
+(instructions, cycles, memory accesses, and so on).
+</p>
+<p>
+Notably, this captures linked GLSL shaders - with all stages together -
+as well as ARB programs.
+</p>
+
 <h2 id="support">GLSL Version</h2>
 
 <p>