Chapter 4 Linker Tools

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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)”.

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