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- .IX Title "READELF 1"
- .TH READELF 1 "2017-03-02" "binutils-2.28" "GNU Development Tools"
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- .SH "NAME"
- readelf \- Displays information about ELF files.
- .SH "SYNOPSIS"
- .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
- readelf [\fB\-a\fR|\fB\-\-all\fR]
- [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-file\-header\fR]
- [\fB\-l\fR|\fB\-\-program\-headers\fR|\fB\-\-segments\fR]
- [\fB\-S\fR|\fB\-\-section\-headers\fR|\fB\-\-sections\fR]
- [\fB\-g\fR|\fB\-\-section\-groups\fR]
- [\fB\-t\fR|\fB\-\-section\-details\fR]
- [\fB\-e\fR|\fB\-\-headers\fR]
- [\fB\-s\fR|\fB\-\-syms\fR|\fB\-\-symbols\fR]
- [\fB\-\-dyn\-syms\fR]
- [\fB\-n\fR|\fB\-\-notes\fR]
- [\fB\-r\fR|\fB\-\-relocs\fR]
- [\fB\-u\fR|\fB\-\-unwind\fR]
- [\fB\-d\fR|\fB\-\-dynamic\fR]
- [\fB\-V\fR|\fB\-\-version\-info\fR]
- [\fB\-A\fR|\fB\-\-arch\-specific\fR]
- [\fB\-D\fR|\fB\-\-use\-dynamic\fR]
- [\fB\-x\fR <number or name>|\fB\-\-hex\-dump=\fR<number or name>]
- [\fB\-p\fR <number or name>|\fB\-\-string\-dump=\fR<number or name>]
- [\fB\-R\fR <number or name>|\fB\-\-relocated\-dump=\fR<number or name>]
- [\fB\-z\fR|\fB\-\-decompress\fR]
- [\fB\-c\fR|\fB\-\-archive\-index\fR]
- [\fB\-w[lLiaprmfFsoRt]\fR|
- \fB\-\-debug\-dump\fR[=rawline,=decodedline,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames\-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges,=pubtypes,=trace_info,=trace_abbrev,=trace_aranges,=gdb_index]]
- [\fB\-\-dwarf\-depth=\fR\fIn\fR]
- [\fB\-\-dwarf\-start=\fR\fIn\fR]
- [\fB\-I\fR|\fB\-\-histogram\fR]
- [\fB\-v\fR|\fB\-\-version\fR]
- [\fB\-W\fR|\fB\-\-wide\fR]
- [\fB\-H\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR]
- \fIelffile\fR...
- .SH "DESCRIPTION"
- .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
- \&\fBreadelf\fR displays information about one or more \s-1ELF\s0 format object
- files. The options control what particular information to display.
- .PP
- \&\fIelffile\fR... are the object files to be examined. 32\-bit and
- 64\-bit \s-1ELF\s0 files are supported, as are archives containing \s-1ELF\s0 files.
- .PP
- This program performs a similar function to \fBobjdump\fR but it
- goes into more detail and it exists independently of the \s-1BFD\s0
- library, so if there is a bug in \s-1BFD\s0 then readelf will not be
- affected.
- .SH "OPTIONS"
- .IX Header "OPTIONS"
- The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are
- equivalent. At least one option besides \fB\-v\fR or \fB\-H\fR must be
- given.
- .IP "\fB\-a\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-a"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-all\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--all"
- .PD
- Equivalent to specifying \fB\-\-file\-header\fR,
- \&\fB\-\-program\-headers\fR, \fB\-\-sections\fR, \fB\-\-symbols\fR,
- \&\fB\-\-relocs\fR, \fB\-\-dynamic\fR, \fB\-\-notes\fR and
- \&\fB\-\-version\-info\fR.
- .IP "\fB\-h\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-h"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-file\-header\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--file-header"
- .PD
- Displays the information contained in the \s-1ELF\s0 header at the start of the
- file.
- .IP "\fB\-l\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-l"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-program\-headers\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--program-headers"
- .IP "\fB\-\-segments\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--segments"
- .PD
- Displays the information contained in the file's segment headers, if it
- has any.
- .IP "\fB\-S\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-S"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-sections\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--sections"
- .IP "\fB\-\-section\-headers\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--section-headers"
- .PD
- Displays the information contained in the file's section headers, if it
- has any.
- .IP "\fB\-g\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-g"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-section\-groups\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--section-groups"
- .PD
- Displays the information contained in the file's section groups, if it
- has any.
- .IP "\fB\-t\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-t"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-section\-details\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--section-details"
- .PD
- Displays the detailed section information. Implies \fB\-S\fR.
- .IP "\fB\-s\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-s"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-symbols\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--symbols"
- .IP "\fB\-\-syms\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--syms"
- .PD
- Displays the entries in symbol table section of the file, if it has one.
- If a symbol has version information associated with it then this is
- displayed as well. The version string is displayed as a suffix to the
- symbol name, preceeded by an @ character. For example
- \&\fBfoo@VER_1\fR. If the version is the default version to be used
- when resolving unversioned references to the symbol then it is
- displayed as a suffix preceeded by two @ characters. For example
- \&\fBfoo@@VER_2\fR.
- .IP "\fB\-\-dyn\-syms\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--dyn-syms"
- Displays the entries in dynamic symbol table section of the file, if it
- has one. The output format is the same as the format used by the
- \&\fB\-\-syms\fR option.
- .IP "\fB\-e\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-e"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-headers\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--headers"
- .PD
- Display all the headers in the file. Equivalent to \fB\-h \-l \-S\fR.
- .IP "\fB\-n\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-n"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-notes\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--notes"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the \s-1NOTE\s0 segments and/or sections, if any.
- .IP "\fB\-r\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-r"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-relocs\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--relocs"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the file's relocation section, if it has one.
- .IP "\fB\-u\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-u"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-unwind\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--unwind"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the file's unwind section, if it has one. Only
- the unwind sections for \s-1IA64 ELF\s0 files, as well as \s-1ARM\s0 unwind tables
- (\f(CW\*(C`.ARM.exidx\*(C'\fR / \f(CW\*(C`.ARM.extab\*(C'\fR) are currently supported.
- .IP "\fB\-d\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-d"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-dynamic\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--dynamic"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the file's dynamic section, if it has one.
- .IP "\fB\-V\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-V"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-version\-info\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--version-info"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the version sections in the file, it they
- exist.
- .IP "\fB\-A\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-A"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-arch\-specific\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--arch-specific"
- .PD
- Displays architecture-specific information in the file, if there
- is any.
- .IP "\fB\-D\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-D"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-use\-dynamic\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--use-dynamic"
- .PD
- When displaying symbols, this option makes \fBreadelf\fR use the
- symbol hash tables in the file's dynamic section, rather than the
- symbol table sections.
- .IP "\fB\-x <number or name>\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-x <number or name>"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-hex\-dump=<number or name>\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--hex-dump=<number or name>"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the indicated section as a hexadecimal bytes.
- A number identifies a particular section by index in the section table;
- any other string identifies all sections with that name in the object file.
- .IP "\fB\-R <number or name>\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-R <number or name>"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-relocated\-dump=<number or name>\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--relocated-dump=<number or name>"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the indicated section as a hexadecimal
- bytes. A number identifies a particular section by index in the
- section table; any other string identifies all sections with that name
- in the object file. The contents of the section will be relocated
- before they are displayed.
- .IP "\fB\-p <number or name>\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-p <number or name>"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-string\-dump=<number or name>\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--string-dump=<number or name>"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the indicated section as printable strings.
- A number identifies a particular section by index in the section table;
- any other string identifies all sections with that name in the object file.
- .IP "\fB\-z\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-z"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-decompress\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--decompress"
- .PD
- Requests that the section(s) being dumped by \fBx\fR, \fBR\fR or
- \&\fBp\fR options are decompressed before being displayed. If the
- section(s) are not compressed then they are displayed as is.
- .IP "\fB\-c\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-c"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-archive\-index\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--archive-index"
- .PD
- Displays the file symbol index information contained in the header part
- of binary archives. Performs the same function as the \fBt\fR
- command to \fBar\fR, but without using the \s-1BFD\s0 library.
- .IP "\fB\-w[lLiaprmfFsoRt]\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-w[lLiaprmfFsoRt]"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-debug\-dump[=rawline,=decodedline,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames\-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges,=pubtypes,=trace_info,=trace_abbrev,=trace_aranges,=gdb_index]\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--debug-dump[=rawline,=decodedline,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges,=pubtypes,=trace_info,=trace_abbrev,=trace_aranges,=gdb_index]"
- .PD
- Displays the contents of the debug sections in the file, if any are
- present. If one of the optional letters or words follows the switch
- then only data found in those specific sections will be dumped.
- .Sp
- Note that there is no single letter option to display the content of
- trace sections or .gdb_index.
- .Sp
- Note: the \fB=decodedline\fR option will display the interpreted
- contents of a .debug_line section whereas the \fB=rawline\fR option
- dumps the contents in a raw format.
- .Sp
- Note: the \fB=frames\-interp\fR option will display the interpreted
- contents of a .debug_frame section whereas the \fB=frames\fR option
- dumps the contents in a raw format.
- .Sp
- Note: the output from the \fB=info\fR option can also be affected
- by the options \fB\-\-dwarf\-depth\fR and \fB\-\-dwarf\-start\fR.
- .IP "\fB\-\-dwarf\-depth=\fR\fIn\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--dwarf-depth=n"
- Limit the dump of the \f(CW\*(C`.debug_info\*(C'\fR section to \fIn\fR children.
- This is only useful with \fB\-\-debug\-dump=info\fR. The default is
- to print all DIEs; the special value 0 for \fIn\fR will also have this
- effect.
- .Sp
- With a non-zero value for \fIn\fR, DIEs at or deeper than \fIn\fR
- levels will not be printed. The range for \fIn\fR is zero-based.
- .IP "\fB\-\-dwarf\-start=\fR\fIn\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--dwarf-start=n"
- Print only DIEs beginning with the \s-1DIE\s0 numbered \fIn\fR. This is only
- useful with \fB\-\-debug\-dump=info\fR.
- .Sp
- If specified, this option will suppress printing of any header
- information and all DIEs before the \s-1DIE\s0 numbered \fIn\fR. Only
- siblings and children of the specified \s-1DIE\s0 will be printed.
- .Sp
- This can be used in conjunction with \fB\-\-dwarf\-depth\fR.
- .IP "\fB\-I\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-I"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-histogram\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--histogram"
- .PD
- Display a histogram of bucket list lengths when displaying the contents
- of the symbol tables.
- .IP "\fB\-v\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-v"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-version\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--version"
- .PD
- Display the version number of readelf.
- .IP "\fB\-W\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-W"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-wide\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--wide"
- .PD
- Don't break output lines to fit into 80 columns. By default
- \&\fBreadelf\fR breaks section header and segment listing lines for
- 64\-bit \s-1ELF\s0 files, so that they fit into 80 columns. This option causes
- \&\fBreadelf\fR to print each section header resp. each segment one a
- single line, which is far more readable on terminals wider than 80 columns.
- .IP "\fB\-H\fR" 4
- .IX Item "-H"
- .PD 0
- .IP "\fB\-\-help\fR" 4
- .IX Item "--help"
- .PD
- Display the command line options understood by \fBreadelf\fR.
- .IP "\fB@\fR\fIfile\fR" 4
- .IX Item "@file"
- Read command-line options from \fIfile\fR. The options read are
- inserted in place of the original @\fIfile\fR option. If \fIfile\fR
- does not exist, or cannot be read, then the option will be treated
- literally, and not removed.
- .Sp
- Options in \fIfile\fR are separated by whitespace. A whitespace
- character may be included in an option by surrounding the entire
- option in either single or double quotes. Any character (including a
- backslash) may be included by prefixing the character to be included
- with a backslash. The \fIfile\fR may itself contain additional
- @\fIfile\fR options; any such options will be processed recursively.
- .SH "SEE ALSO"
- .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
- \&\fIobjdump\fR\|(1), and the Info entries for \fIbinutils\fR.
- .SH "COPYRIGHT"
- .IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
- Copyright (c) 1991\-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- .PP
- Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
- under the terms of the \s-1GNU\s0 Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
- or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
- with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no
- Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the
- section entitled \*(L"\s-1GNU\s0 Free Documentation License\*(R".
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