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strace
strace is a diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace utility for Linux. It is used to monitor and tamper with interactions between processes and the Linux kernel, which include system calls, signal deliveries, and changes of process state. The operation of strace is made possible by the kernel feature known as ptrace.
Key facts
- Software.name
- strace
- Software.logo
- Strace_logo.svg
- Software.logo_size
- 100
- Software.collapsible
- 4
- Software.author
- Paul Kranenburg
- Software.developer
- Dmitry Levin
- Software.programming language
- C
- Software.operating system
- Linux
- Software.platform
- AArch64, DEC Alpha, ARC, ARM EABI/OABI, AVR32, Blackfin, C-SKY, HP PA-RISC, IA-32, IA-64, LoongArch, Motorola 68k, Imagination META, MicroBlaze, MIPS, Nios II, OpenRISC, Power ISA 32/64 bit, RISC-V, System/390/z/Architecture, SuperH 32/64 bit, SPARC 32/64 bit, TILE, TILEPro, TILE-Gx, x86-64, x32 ABI, Xtensa
- Software.language
- English
- Software.genre
- Debugging
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- History
- Version history
- Usage and features
- Examples
- {{Anchor|XTRACE}}Similar tools
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
strace is a diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace utility for Linux. It is used to monitor and tamper with interactions between processes and the Linux kernel, which include system calls, signal deliveries, and changes of process state. The operation of strace is made possible by the kernel feature known as ptrace.
Some Unix-like systems provide other diagnostic tools similar to strace, such as truss.