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What does ldd do?

print the shared libraries a program or library depends on.

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ldd examples, explained

$ ldd /bin/ls

  • lddprint the shared libraries a program or library depends on
  • /bin/lsan argument passed to the command

$ ldd -v ./a.out

  • lddprint the shared libraries a program or library depends on
  • -vverbose — print all information, including symbol versioning
  • ./a.outan argument passed to the command

ldd flags & options

-vverbose — print all information, including symbol versioning
-uprint unused direct dependencies
-rperform relocations for both data and functions
-dperform relocations for data objects

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