LTO-DUMP(1)

✨ LTO-DUMP(1) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the manual page for lto-dump — it's a GNU thing, from the GNU crew, and it is lowkey iconic 💖

🎀 NAME 🎀

lto-dump — the tool for dumping LTO object files. that's it, that's the whole job. she dumps. she's a dumper. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

lto-dump [-list]
     [-demangle]
     [-defined-only]
     [-print-value]
     [-name-sort]
     [-size-sort]
     [-reverse-sort]
     [-no-sort]
     [-symbol=]
     [-objects]
     [-type-stats]
     [-tree-stats]
     [-gimple-stats]
     [-dump-level=]
     [-dump-body=]
     [-help] lto-dump

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so lto-dump is a tool you use in conjunction with GCC to dump link time optimization object files. that's the vibe. that's what she does. 🫶

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -list — dumps you the list of details about functions and variables. the receipts, basically ✨
• -demangle — dump the demangled output. she un-mangles it for you, no cap.
• -defined-only — only the defined symbols get dumped. if it's undefined it's not invited to the party 🙈
• -print-value — dumps the initial values of the variables. the origin story, if you will.
• -name-sort — sorts the symbols alphabetically. a-to-z, organized queen 👑
• -size-sort — sorts the symbols according to size. biggest to whatever, size-based sorting fr fr.
• -reverse-sort — dumps the symbols in reverse order. backwards, for the drama 💀
• -no-sort — dumps the symbols in order of occurrence. just... as they come. chronological core.
• -symbol= — dumps the details of a specific symbol. pick your fave and get her whole lore.
• -objects — dumps the details of LTO objects. the object files themselves, front and center.
• -type-stats — dumps the statistics of tree types. numbers. stats. tree types. slay.
• -tree-stats — dumps the statistics of trees. yes, more trees, different trees 🌈
• -gimple-stats — dumps the statistics of gimple statements. gimple said "here's my stats" 💜
• -dump-level= — for deciding the optimization level of body.
• -dump-body= — dumps the specific gimple body. one body, specifically, as requested.
• -help — displays the dump tool help. when in doubt, ask her for help bestie 🥺

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💖 COPYRIGHT 💖

Copyright (c) 2017-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the Invariant Sections being "GNU General Public License" and "Funding Free Software", the Front-Cover texts being (a) (see below), and with the Back-Cover Texts being (b) (see below). A copy of the license is included in the gfdl(7) man page.

(a) The FSF's Front-Cover Text is:

A GNU Manual

(b) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is:

You have freedom to copy and modify this GNU Manual, like GNU
software.  Copies published by the Free Software Foundation raise
funds for GNU development.

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and that's the whole page, bestie 🎀 this version comes from gcc-15.3.0 and it's dated 2026-06-12 — mwah, go dump some LTO objects, ily, bye!! 🦋✨