ranlib – generate index to archive. Synopsisranlib [-vVt] archive Descriptionranlib generates an index to the contents of an archive and stores it in the archive. The index lists each symbol defined by a member of an archive that is a relocatable object file. You may use nm -s or nm –print-armap to list this index….
objdump – display information from object files. Synopsisobjdump [-a|–archive-headers] [-b bfdname|–target=bfdname] [-C|–demangle[=style] ] [-d|–disassemble] [-D|–disassemble-all] [-z|–disassemble-zeroes] [-EB|-EL|–endian={big | little }] [-f|–file-headers] [-F|–file-offsets] [–file-start-context] [-g|–debugging] [-e|–debugging-tags] [-h|–section-headers|–headers] [-i|–info] [-j section|–section=section] [-l|–line-numbers] [-S|–source] [-m machine|–architecture=machine] [-M options|–disassembler-options=options] [-p|–private-headers] [-r|–reloc] [-R|–dynamic-reloc] [-s|–full-contents] [-W[lLiaprmfFsoR]| –dwarf[=rawline,=decodedline,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges]] [-G|–stabs] [-t|–syms] [-T|–dynamic-syms] [-x|–all-headers] [-w|–wide] [–start-address=address] [–stop-address=address] [–prefix-addresses] [–[no-]show-raw-insn] [–adjust-vma=offset] [–special-syms] [–prefix=prefix] [–prefix-strip=level] [–insn-width=width] [-V|–version] [-H|–help] objfile… Descriptionobjdump displays information…
objcopy – copy and translate object files Synopsisobjcopy [-F bfdname|–target=bfdname] [-I bfdname|–input-target=bfdname] [-O bfdname|–output-target=bfdname] [-B bfdarch|–binary-architecture=bfdarch] [-S|–strip-all] [-g|–strip-debug] [-K symbolname|–keep-symbol=symbolname] [-N symbolname|–strip-symbol=symbolname] [–strip-unneeded-symbol=symbolname] [-G symbolname|–keep-global-symbol=symbolname] [–localize-hidden] [-L symbolname|–localize-symbol=symbolname] [–globalize-symbol=symbolname] [-W symbolname|–weaken-symbol=symbolname] [-w|–wildcard] [-x|–discard-all] [-X|–discard-locals] [-b byte|–byte=byte] [-i interleave|–interleave=interleave] [-j sectionname|–only-section=sectionname] [-R sectionname|–remove-section=sectionname] [-p|–preserve-dates] [–debugging] [–gap-fill=val] [–pad-to=address] [–set-start=val] [–adjust-start=incr] [–change-addresses=incr] [–change-section-address section{=,+,-}val] [–change-section-lma section{=,+,-}val] [–change-section-vma section{=,+,-}val] [–change-warnings] [–no-change-warnings] [–set-section-flags section=flags] [–add-section sectionname=filename] [–rename-section oldname=newname[,flags]] [–long-section-names {enable,disable,keep}] [–change-leading-char] [–remove-leading-char] [–reverse-bytes=num] [–srec-len=ival] [–srec-forceS3] [–redefine-sym old=new] [–redefine-syms=filename] [–weaken] [–keep-symbols=filename] [–strip-symbols=filename] [–strip-unneeded-symbols=filename] [–keep-global-symbols=filename]…
nm – list symbols from object files Synopsisnm [-a|–debug-syms] [-g|–extern-only][–plugin name] [-B] [-C|–demangle[=style]] [-D|–dynamic] [-S|–print-size] [-s|–print-armap] [-A|-o|–print-file-name][–special-syms] [-n|-v|–numeric-sort] [-p|–no-sort] [-r|–reverse-sort] [–size-sort] [-u|–undefined-only] [-t radix|–radix=radix] [-P|–portability] [–target=bfdname] [-fformat|–format=format] [–defined-only] [-l|–line-numbers] [–no-demangle] [-V|–version] [-X 32_64] [–help] [objfile…] DescriptionGNU nm lists the symbols from object files objfile…. If no object files are listed as arguments, nm assumes the file a.out. For each symbol, nm shows: * The symbol value, in the radix selected…
nlmconv – converts object code into an NLM. Synopsisnlmconv [-I bfdname|–input-target=bfdname] [-O bfdname|–output-target=bfdname] [-T headerfile|–header-file=headerfile] [-d|–debug] [-l linker|–linker=linker] [-h|–help] [-V|–version] infile outfile Descriptionnlmconv converts the relocatable i386 object file infile into the NetWare Loadable Module outfile, optionally reading headerfile for NLM header information. For instructions on writing the NLM command file language used in header files, see the linkers section, NLMLINK…
ld – The GNU linker Synopsisld [options] objfile … Descriptionld combines a number of object and archive files, relocates their data and ties up symbol references. Usually the last step in compiling a program is to run ld. ld accepts Linker Command Language files written in a superset of AT&T‘s Link Editor Command Language syntax,…
gprof – display call graph profile data Synopsisgprof [ -[abcDhilLrsTvwxyz] ] [ -[ACeEfFJnNOpPqQZ][name] ] [ -I dirs ] [ -d[num] ] [ -k from/to ] [ -m min-count ] [ -R map_file ] [ -t table-length ] [ –[no-]annotated-source[=name] ] [ –[no-]exec-counts[=name] ] [ –[no-]flat-profile[=name] ] [ –[no-]graph[=name] ] [ –[no-]time=name] [ –all-lines ] [ –brief ] [ –debug[=level] ] [ –function-ordering ] [ –file-ordering map_file ] [ –directory-path=dirs ] [ –display-unused-functions ] [ –file-format=name ] [ –file-info ] [ –help ] [ –line ] [ –min-count=n ] [ –no-static ] [ –print-path ] [ –separate-files ] [ –static-call-graph ] [ –sum ] [ –table-length=len ] [ –traditional ] [ –version ] [ –width=n ] [ –ignore-non-functions ] [ –demangle[=STYLE] ] [ –no-demangle ] [–external-symbol-table=name] [ image-file ] [ profile-file … ] Description"gprof" produces an execution profile of C, Pascal, or Fortran77 programs. The effect of called routines is incorporated in the profile of each caller. The…
gfortran – GNU Fortran compiler Synopsisgfortran [-c|-S|-E] [-g] [-pg] [-Olevel] [-Wwarn…] [-pedantic] [-Idir…] [-Ldir…] [-Dmacro[=defn]…] [-Umacro] [-foption…] [-mmachine-option…] [-o outfile] infile… Only the most useful options are listed here; see below for the remainder. DescriptionThe gfortran command supports all the options supported by the gcc command. Only options specific to GNU Fortran are documented here. All GCC and GNU Fortran options are…
gcov – coverage testing tool Synopsisgcov [-v|–version] [-h|–help] [-a|–all-blocks] [-b|–branch-probabilities] [-c|–branch-counts] [-n|–no-output] [-l|–long-file-names] [-p|–preserve-paths] [-f|–function-summaries] [-o|–object-directory directory|file] sourcefiles [-u|–unconditional-branches] Descriptiongcov is a test coverage program. Use it in concert with GCC to analyze your programs to help create more efficient, faster running code and to discover untested parts of your program. You can use gcov as a…
gcc – GNU project C and C++ compiler Synopsisgcc [-c|-S|-E] [-std=standard] [-g] [-pg] [-Olevel] [-Wwarn…] [-pedantic] [-Idir…] [-Ldir…] [-Dmacro[=defn]…] [-Umacro] [-foption…] [-mmachine-option…] [-o outfile] [@file] infile… Only the most useful options are listed here; see below for the remainder. g++ accepts mostly the same options as gcc. DescriptionWhen you invoke GCC, it normally does preprocessing, compilation, assembly and linking. The “overall options” allow you…
gcc – GNU project C and C++ compiler Synopsisgcc [-c|-S|-E] [-std=standard] [-g] [-pg] [-Olevel] [-Wwarn…] [-pedantic] [-Idir…] [-Ldir…] [-Dmacro[=defn]…] [-Umacro] [-foption…] [-mmachine-option…] [-o outfile] [@file] infile… Only the most useful options are listed here; see below for the remainder. g++ accepts mostly the same options as gcc. DescriptionWhen you invoke GCC, it normally does preprocessing, compilation, assembly and linking. The “overall options” allow you…
dlltool – Create files needed to build and use DLLs. Synopsisdlltool [-d|–input-def def-file-name] [-b|–base-file base-file-name] [-e|–output-exp exports-file-name] [-z|–output-def def-file-name] [-l|–output-lib library-file-name] [–export-all-symbols] [–no-export-all-symbols] [–exclude-symbols list] [–no-default-excludes] [-S|–as path-to-assembler] [-f|–as-flags options] [-D|–dllname name] [-m|–machine machine] [-a|–add-indirect] [-U|–add-underscore] [–add-stdcall-underscore] [-k|–kill-at] [-A|–add-stdcall-alias] [-p|–ext-prefix-alias prefix] [-x|–no-idata4] [-c|–no-idata5] [–use-nul-prefixed-import-tables] [-I|–identify library-file-name] [–identify-strict] [-i|–interwork] [-n|–nodelete] [-t|–temp-prefix prefix] [-v|–verbose] [-h|–help] [-V|–version] [object-file …] Descriptiondlltool reads its inputs, which can come from the -d and -b options as well as object files specified on…
cpp – The C Preprocessor Synopsiscpp [-Dmacro[=defn]…] [-Umacro] [-Idir…] [-iquotedir…] [-Wwarn…] [-M|-MM] [-MG] [-MF filename] [-MP] [-MQ target…] [-MT target…] [-P] [-fno-working-directory] [-x language] [-std=standard] infile outfile Only the most useful options are listed here; see below for the remainder. DescriptionThe C preprocessor, often known as cpp, is a macro processor that is used automatically by the C compiler to transform your program before compilation. It…
c++filt – Demangle C++ and Java symbols. Synopsisc++filt [-_|–strip-underscores] [-n|–no-strip-underscores] [-p|–no-params] [-t|–types] [-i|–no-verbose] [-s format|–format=format] [–help] [–version] [symbol…] DescriptionThe C++ and Java languages provide function overloading, which means that you can write many functions with the same name, providing that each function takes parameters of different types. In order to be able to distinguish these similarly named functions…
AS – the portable GNU assembler. Synopsisas [-a[cdghlns][=file]] [–alternate] [-D] [–debug-prefix-map old=new] [–defsym sym=val] [-f] [-g] [–gstabs] [–gstabs+] [–gdwarf-2] [–help] [-I dir] [-J] [-K] [-L] [–listing-lhs-width=NUM] [–listing-lhs-width2=NUM] [–listing-rhs-width=NUM] [–listing-cont-lines=NUM] [–keep-locals] [-o objfile] [-R] [–reduce-memory-overheads] [–statistics] [-v] [-version] [–version] [-W] [–warn] [–fatal-warnings] [-w] [-x] [-Z] [@FILE] [–target-help] [target-options] [—|files …] Target Alpha options: [-mcpu] [-mdebug | -no-mdebug] [-replace | -noreplace] [-relax] [-g] [-Gsize] [-F] [-32addr] Target ARC options: [-marc[5|6|7|8]] [-EB|-EL] Target ARM options: [-mcpu=processor[+extension…]] [-march=architecture[+extension…]] [-mfpu=floating-point-format] [-mfloat-abi=abi] [-meabi=ver] [-mthumb] [-EB|-EL] [-mapcs-32|-mapcs-26|-mapcs-float| -mapcs-reentrant] [-mthumb-interwork] [-k] Target CRIS options: [–underscore | –no-underscore] [–pic] [-N] [–emulation=criself | –emulation=crisaout] [–march=v0_v10 | –march=v10 | –march=v32 | –march=common_v10_v32] Target…
ar – create, modify, and extract from archives Synopsisar [–plugin name] [-X32_64] [–]p[mod [relpos] [count]] archive [member…] DescriptionThe GNU ar program creates, modifies, and extracts from archives. An archive is a single file holding a collection of other files in a structure that makes it possible to retrieve the original individual files (called members of…
addr2line – convert addresses into file names and line numbers. Synopsisaddr2line [-b bfdname|–target=bfdname] [-C|–demangle[=style]] [-e filename|–exe=filename] [-f|–functions] [-s|–basename] [-i|–inlines] [-j|–section=name] [-H|–help] [-V|–version] [addr addr …] Descriptionaddr2line translates addresses into file names and line numbers. Given an address in an executable or an offset in a section of a relocatable object, it uses the debugging information to figure out…
i3status – Generates a status line for dzen2 or xmobar Synopsisi3status [-c configfile] Options-c Specifies an alternate configuration file path (default is /etc/i3status.conf or ~/.i3status.conf).Descriptioni3status is a small program (less than 1000 SLOC) for generating a status bar for dzen2, xmobar or similar programs. It is designed to be very efficient by issuing a very…
i3lock – slightly improved version of slock Synopsisi3lock [-v] [-n] [-b] [-d] Descriptioni3lock locks your screen by making it white. To quit i3lock just enter your password. Differences To Slocki3lock improves slock by making it fork() and therefore combinable with commands to suspend your computer. Additionally, instead of turning off your screen via DPMS and/or…
i3 – an improved dynamic, tiling window manager Synopsisi3 [-a] [-c configfile] [-C] [-d <loglevel>] [-v] [-V] Options-a Disables autostart. -c Specifies an alternate configuration file path. -C Check the configuration file for validity and exit. -d Specifies the debug loglevel. To see the most output, use -d all. -v Display version number (and date…