NAME

eu-elfclassify - Determine the type of an ELF file.

SYNOPSIS

eu-elfclassify [--core] [--debug-only] [--elf] [--elf-archive] [--elf-file] [--executable] [--library] [--linux-kernel-module] [--loadable] [--program] [--shared] [--unstripped] [-f| --file] [--no-stdin] [--stdin] [--stdin0] [-z| --compressed] [--matching] [--no-print] [--not-matching] [--print] [--print0] [-q| --quiet] [-v| --verbose] [-?| --help] [--usage] [-V| --version] elffile...

DESCRIPTION

eu-elfclassify identifies the primary purpose of a particular kind of ELF file or files

OPTIONS

The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are equivalent. All of the classification options must apply at the same time to a particular file. Classification options can be negated using a --not- prefix.

Classification Options

--core: File is an ELF core dump file.
--debug-only: File is a debug only ELF file (separate .debug, .dwo or dwz multi-file).
--elf: File looks like an ELF object or archive/static library (default).
--elf-archive: File is an ELF archive or static library.
--elf-file: File is an regular ELF object (not an archive/static library).
--executable: File is (primarily) an ELF program executable (not primarily a DS.O)
--library: File is an ELF shared object (DSO) (might also be an executable).
--linux-kernel-module: File is a linux kernel module.
--loadable: File is a loadable ELF object (program or shared object).
--program: File is an ELF program executable (might also be a DSO).
--shared: File is (primarily) an ELF shared object (DSO) (not primarily an executable).
--unstripped: File is an ELF file with symbol table or .debug_* sections and can be stripped further.

Input flags

-f
--file: Only classify regular (not symlink nor special device) files.
--no-stdin: Do not read files from standard input (default).
--stdin: Also read file names to process from standard input, separated by newlines.
--stdin0: Also read file names to process from standard input, separated by ASCII NUL bytes.
-z
--compressed: Try to open compressed files or embedded (kernel) ELF images.

Output flags

--matching: If printing file names, print matching files (default).
--no-print: Do not output file names.
--not-matching: If printing file names, print files that do not match.
--print: Output names of files, separated by newline.
--print0: Output names of files, separated by ASCII NUL.

Additional flags

-q
--quiet: Suppress some error output (counterpart to --verbose).
-v
--verbose: Output additional information (can be specified multiple times).
-?
--help: Give this help list.
--usage: Give a short usage message.
-V
--version: Print program version.

AUTHOR

Written by Florian Wiemer.

REPORTING BUGS

Please reports bugs at https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2019 Red Hat Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.