The Linux Manuals (man pages) document is an important part of Linux documents. Linux Manuals are organized as several sections. Each section has a group of commands for a specific area in Linux usage, administration or development.
arp-fingerprint – Fingerprint a system using ARP Synopsisarp-fingerprint [options] target The target should be specified as a single IP address or hostname. You cannot specify multiple targets, IP networks or ranges. If you use an IP address for the target, you can use the -o option to pass the –numeric option to arp-scan, which will…
Arora – Lightweight web browser based on Qt and WebKit Synopsisarora [Qt options] [url] DescriptionArora is a lightweight, cross-platform web browser using the Qt 4.4 port of the WebKit layout engine. It is based on the demo browser application shipped with Qt demos. OptionsCommon Qt Options-style style, -style=style Specify the Qt widget style to use…
arora-placesimport – a tool for importing browser history from Firefox 3 and up Synopsisarora-placesinfo ~/.mozilla/firefox/[profile-dir]/places.sqlite DescriptionhtmlToXBel is a tool for importing browser history from Firefox 3 and up. BugsPlease report bugs to http://code.google.com/p/arora/issues/list. AuthorThe author of htmlToXBel is Benjamin C. Meyer <ben [at] meyerhome.net>. This manual page was written by Benjamin C. Meyer <ben [at]…
arora-cacheinfo – a tool for extracting files and metadata out of Arora cache files. Synopsisarora-cacheinfo [-o cachefile] [file | url] DescriptionArora-cacheinfo is a tool for extracting files and displaying metadata out of an Arora cache files that are stored on the disk. Every cache file contains both the cached file (sometimes compressed) and metadata associated…
arm4_report – report on ARM 4 transactions Synopsisarm4_report –help|-h arm4_report –version|-V arm4_report [[–summary|-s] | [–detailed|-d]] [–config|-C config_file] [–archive|-a archive_directory] WarningThis program is deprecated and may not exist in a future release DescriptionThe arm4_report program is a simple reporting interface to the ARM 4 transaction database. Two types of reports are available. The summary report shows response…
arm4_export – export the ARM 4 database in XML format Synopsisarm4_export –help|-h arm4_export –version|-V arm4_export [–config|-C config_file] [–archive|-a archive_directory] DescriptionThe arm4_export program exports the ARM 4 agent database to XML. This can then be used to archive the data or to facilitate conversion from one database type to another, or for upgrading agent versions. This…
arm4_dump – dump the ARM 4 database Synopsisarm4_dump –help|-h arm4_dump –version|-V arm4_dump [–config|-C config_file] [–archive|-a archive_directory] DescriptionThe arm4_dump program dumps the ARM 4 agent database in a human readable format. It is intended primarily as a debugging tool and not as a user tool. Options-h, –help display the command line options. -V, –Version display the…
arm4_daemon – ARM 4 collection agent Synopsisarm4_daemon –help|-h arm4_daemon –version|-V arm4_daemon [–verbose|-v] [–debug|-d] [–config|-C config_file] [–stats|-s] [–off|-o] DescriptionThe arm4_daemon program collects ARM 4 measurement data from the ARM 4 libraries and saves the measurements in a local database. While there will normally be many instances of the instrumented applications, there will typically be only one instance…
arm4_control – ARM 4 agent control program Synopsisarm4_control –help|-h arm4_control –version|-V arm4_control [–config|-C config_file] [commands…] DescriptionThe arm4_control program controls the arm4_daemon program. Options-h, –help display the command line options. -V, –Version display the program version and exit. -C, –Config config_file specifies a configuration file for this instance instead of using the default configuration file. The…
strip – Discard symbols from object files. Synopsisstrip [-F bfdname |–target=bfdname] [-I bfdname |–input-target=bfdname] [-O bfdname |–output-target=bfdname] [-s|–strip-all] [-S|-g|-d|–strip-debug] [-K symbolname |–keep-symbol=symbolname] [-N symbolname |–strip-symbol=symbolname] [-w|–wildcard] [-x|–discard-all] [-X |–discard-locals] [-R sectionname |–remove-section=sectionname] [-o file] [-p|–preserve-dates] [–only-keep-debug] [-v |–verbose] [-V|–version] [–help] [–info] objfile… DescriptionGNU strip discards all symbols from object files objfile. The list of object files may include archives. At least one object file must be given. strip modifies the files named…
strings – print the strings of printable characters in files. Synopsisstrings [-afov] [–min-len] [-n min-len] [–bytes=min-len] [-t radix] [–radix=radix] [-e encoding] [–encoding=encoding] [–] [–all] [–print-file-name] [–target=bfdname] [–help] [–version] file… DescriptionFor each file given, GNU strings prints the printable character sequences that are at least 4 characters long (or the number given with the options below) and are followed by an unprintable character. By default, it…
size – list section sizes and total size. Synopsissize [-A|-B|–format=compatibility] [–help] [-d|-o|-x|–radix=number] [-t|–totals] [–target=bfdname] [-V|–version] [objfile…] DescriptionThe GNU size utility lists the section sizes—and the total size—for each of the object or archive files objfile in its argument list. By default, one line of output is generated for each object file or each module in an…
readelf – Displays information about ELF files. Synopsisreadelf [-a|–all] [-h|–file-header] [-l|–program-headers|–segments] [-S|–section-headers|–sections] [-g|–section-groups] [-e|–headers] [-s|–syms|–symbols] [-n|–notes] [-r|–relocs] [-u|–unwind] [-d|–dynamic] [-V|–version-info] [-A|–arch-specific] [-D|–use-dynamic] [-x <number>|–hex-dump=<number>] [-w[liaprmfFsoR]| –debug-dump[=line,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges]] [-I|-histogram] [-v|–version] [-W|–wide] [-H|–help] elffile… Descriptionreadelf displays information about one or more ELF format object files. The options control what particular information to display. elffile… are the object files to…
ranlib – generate index to archive. Synopsisranlib [-vV] 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] [–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] [-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] [-V|–version] [-H|–help] objfile… Descriptionobjdump displays information about one or more object files….
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] [-L symbolname|–localize-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]] [–change-leading-char] [–remove-leading-char] [–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] [–localize-symbols=filename] [–weaken-symbols=filename] [–alt-machine-code=index] [–prefix-symbols=string]…
nm – list symbols from object files Synopsisnm [-a|–debug-syms] [-g|–extern-only] [-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…
ld – Using 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…
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 ] [ –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 ] [ 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 profile…
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] sourcefile [-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…