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4 Linker Tools
This chapter describes the linker toolset, which provides several tools to
help you find symbols, display and modify object files, and determine link
order. Some of these tools are specific to a particular object file type;
others are available in both 32-bit and 64-bit mode.
The following table lists the linker toolset.
Tool Mode Description
chatr 32-bit/
64-bit
Displays or modifies the internal attributes of
an object file. See “Changing a Program's
Attributes with chatr(1)”.
elfdump 64-bit Displays the contents of an ELF object file.
See “Viewing the Contents of an Object File
with elfdump(1)”.
fastbind 32-bit/
64-bit
Improves startup time of programs that use
shared libraries. See “Improving Program
Start-up with fastbind(1)”.
ldd 64-bit Lists dynamic dependencies of executable files
and shared libraries. “Viewing library
dependencies with ldd(1)”.
lorder 32-bit/
64-bit
Finds ordering relationship for an object
library. See“Finding Object Library Ordering
Relationships with lorder(1)”.
nm 32-bit/
64-bit
Displays the symbol table of an object file. See
“Viewing Symbols in an Object file with
nm(1)”.
size 32-bit/
64-bit
Prints sizes of object file elements. See
“Viewing the Size of Object File Elements
with size(1)”.
strip 32-bit/
64-bit
Strips symbol and debugging information
from an object file, executable, or archive
library. See “Reducing Storage Space with
strip(1)”.