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NAME

       readelf - display information about ELF files

SYNOPSIS

       readelf [-a|--all]
               [-h|--file-header]
               [-l|--program-headers|--segments]
               [-S|--section-headers|--sections]
               [-g|--section-groups]
               [-t|--section-details]
               [-e|--headers]
               [-s|--syms|--symbols]
               [--dyn-syms]
               [-n|--notes]
               [-r|--relocs]
               [-u|--unwind]
               [-d|--dynamic]
               [-V|--version-info]
               [-A|--arch-specific]
               [-D|--use-dynamic]
               [-x <number or name>|--hex-dump=<number or name>]
               [-p <number or name>|--string-dump=<number or name>]
               [-R <number or name>|--relocated-dump=<number or name>]
               [-z|--decompress]
               [-c|--archive-index]
               [-w[lLiaprmfFsoRtUuTgAckK]|
                --debug-dump[=rawline,=decodedline,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges,=pubtypes,=trace_info,=trace_abbrev,=trace_aranges,=gdb_index,=addr,=cu_index,=links,=follow-links]]
               [--dwarf-depth=n]
               [--dwarf-start=n]
               [--ctf=section]
               [--ctf-parent=section]
               [--ctf-symbols=section]
               [--ctf-strings=section]
               [-I|--histogram]
               [-v|--version]
               [-W|--wide]
               [-H|--help]
               elffile...

DESCRIPTION

       readelf displays information about one or more ELF format object files.  The options
       control what particular information to display.

       elffile... are the object files to be examined.  32-bit and 64-bit ELF files are
       supported, as are archives containing ELF files.

       This program performs a similar function to objdump but it goes into more detail and it
       exists independently of the BFD library, so if there is a bug in BFD then readelf will not
       be affected.

OPTIONS

The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are equivalent. At least
one option besides -v or -H must be given.

-a
--all
Equivalent to specifying --file-header, --program-headers, --sections, --symbols,
--relocs, --dynamic, --notes, --version-info, --arch-specific, --unwind,
--section-groups and --histogram.

Note - this option does not enable --use-dynamic itself, so if that option is not
present on the command line then dynamic symbols and dynamic relocs will not be
displayed.

-h
--file-header
Displays the information contained in the ELF header at the start of the file.

-l
--program-headers
--segments
Displays the information contained in the file's segment headers, if it has any.

-S
--sections
--section-headers
Displays the information contained in the file's section headers, if it has any.

-g
--section-groups
Displays the information contained in the file's section groups, if it has any.

-t
--section-details
Displays the detailed section information. Implies -S.

-s
--symbols
--syms
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 foo@VER_1. 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 foo@@VER_2.

--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 --syms option.

-e
--headers
Display all the headers in the file. Equivalent to -h -l -S.

-n
--notes
Displays the contents of the NOTE segments and/or sections, if any.

-r
--relocs
Displays the contents of the file's relocation section, if it has one.

-u
--unwind
Displays the contents of the file's unwind section, if it has one. Only the unwind
sections for IA64 ELF files, as well as ARM unwind tables (".ARM.exidx" /
".ARM.extab") are currently supported. If support is not yet implemented for your
architecture you could try dumping the contents of the .eh_frames section using the
--debug-dump=frames or --debug-dump=frames-interp options.

-d
--dynamic
Displays the contents of the file's dynamic section, if it has one.

-V
--version-info
Displays the contents of the version sections in the file, it they exist.

-A
--arch-specific
Displays architecture-specific information in the file, if there is any.

-D
--use-dynamic
When displaying symbols, this option makes readelf use the symbol hash tables in the
file's dynamic section, rather than the symbol table sections.

When displaying relocations, this option makes readelf display the dynamic relocations
rather than the static relocations.

-x <number or name>
--hex-dump=<number or name>
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.

-R <number or name>
--relocated-dump=<number or name>
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.

-p <number or name>
--string-dump=<number or name>
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.

-z
--decompress
Requests that the section(s) being dumped by x, R or p options are decompressed before
being displayed. If the section(s) are not compressed then they are displayed as is.

-c
--archive-index
Displays the file symbol index information contained in the header part of binary
archives. Performs the same function as the t command to ar, but without using the
BFD library.

-w[lLiaprmfFsoRtUuTgAckK]
--debug-dump[=rawline,=decodedline,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges,=pubtypes,=trace_info,=trace_abbrev,=trace_aranges,=gdb_index,=addr,=cu_index,=links,=follow-links]
Displays the contents of the DWARF debug sections in the file, if any are present.
Compressed debug sections are automatically decompressed (temporarily) before they are
displayed. If one or more of the optional letters or words follows the switch then
only those type(s) of data will be dumped. The letters and words refer to the
following information:

"a"
"=abbrev"
Displays the contents of the .debug_abbrev section.

"A"
"=addr"
Displays the contents of the .debug_addr section.

"c"
"=cu_index"
Displays the contents of the .debug_cu_index and/or .debug_tu_index sections.

"f"
"=frames"
Display the raw contents of a .debug_frame section.

"F"
"=frame-interp"
Display the interpreted contents of a .debug_frame section.

"g"
"=gdb_index"
Displays the contents of the .gdb_index and/or .debug_names sections.

"i"
"=info"
Displays the contents of the .debug_info section. Note: the output from this
option can also be restricted by the use of the --dwarf-depth and --dwarf-start
options.

"k"
"=links"
Displays the contents of the .gnu_debuglink and/or .gnu_debugaltlink sections.
Also displays any links to separate dwarf object files (dwo), if they are
specified by the DW_AT_GNU_dwo_name or DW_AT_dwo_name attributes in the
.debug_info section.

"K"
"=follow-links"
Display the contents of any selected debug sections that are found in linked,
separate debug info file(s). This can result in multiple versions of the same
debug section being displayed if it exists in more than one file.

In addition, when displaying DWARF attributes, if a form is found that references
the separate debug info file, then the referenced contents will also be displayed.

"l"
"=rawline"
Displays the contents of the .debug_line section in a raw format.

"L"
"=decodedline"
Displays the interpreted contents of the .debug_line section.

"m"
"=macro"
Displays the contents of the .debug_macro and/or .debug_macinfo sections.

"o"
"=loc"
Displays the contents of the .debug_loc and/or .debug_loclists sections.

"p"
"=pubnames"
Displays the contents of the .debug_pubnames and/or .debug_gnu_pubnames sections.

"r"
"=aranges"
Displays the contents of the .debug_aranges section.

"R"
"=Ranges"
Displays the contents of the .debug_ranges and/or .debug_rnglists sections.

"s"
"=str"
Displays the contents of the .debug_str, .debug_line_str and/or .debug_str_offsets
sections.

"t"
"=pubtype"
Displays the contents of the .debug_pubtypes and/or .debug_gnu_pubtypes sections.

"T"
"=trace_aranges"
Displays the contents of the .trace_aranges section.

"u"
"=trace_abbrev"
Displays the contents of the .trace_abbrev section.

"U"
"=trace_info"
Displays the contents of the .trace_info section.

Note: displaying the contents of .debug_static_funcs, .debug_static_vars and
debug_weaknames sections is not currently supported.

--dwarf-depth=n
Limit the dump of the ".debug_info" section to n children. This is only useful with
--debug-dump=info. The default is to print all DIEs; the special value 0 for n will
also have this effect.

With a non-zero value for n, DIEs at or deeper than n levels will not be printed. The
range for n is zero-based.

--dwarf-start=n
Print only DIEs beginning with the DIE numbered n. This is only useful with
--debug-dump=info.

If specified, this option will suppress printing of any header information and all
DIEs before the DIE numbered n. Only siblings and children of the specified DIE will
be printed.

This can be used in conjunction with --dwarf-depth.

--ctf=section
Display the contents of the specified CTF section. CTF sections themselves contain
many subsections, all of which are displayed in order.

--ctf-parent=section
Specify the name of another section from which the CTF dictionary can inherit types.
(If none is specified, we assume the CTF dictionary inherits types from the default-
named member of the archive contained within this section.)

--ctf-symbols=section
--ctf-strings=section
Specify the name of another section from which the CTF file can inherit strings and
symbols. By default, the ".symtab" and its linked string table are used.

If either of --ctf-symbols or --ctf-strings is specified, the other must be specified
as well.

-I
--histogram
Display a histogram of bucket list lengths when displaying the contents of the symbol
tables.

-v
--version
Display the version number of readelf.

-W
--wide
Don't break output lines to fit into 80 columns. By default readelf breaks section
header and segment listing lines for 64-bit ELF files, so that they fit into 80
columns. This option causes readelf to print each section header resp. each segment
one a single line, which is far more readable on terminals wider than 80 columns.

-H
--help
Display the command-line options understood by readelf.

@file
Read command-line options from file. The options read are inserted in place of the
original @file option. If file does not exist, or cannot be read, then the option
will be treated literally, and not removed.

Options in file 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 file may itself contain additional @file options; any
such options will be processed recursively.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 1991-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of
       the GNU 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 "GNU Free
       Documentation License".

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