CTFCONVERT(1)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1, nixpkgs unstable

💅 CTFCONVERT(1) 💅

okay so bestie, this is the ctfconvert page from the General Commands Manual, and it's genuinely one of those little tools that eats. buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ctfconvert — convert debug data to Compact C Type Format data 🌸

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

ctfconvert [-gis] -L labelenv -l label [-o outfile] object_file

like, that's the whole vibe. flags in, file out. slay 💅

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so the ctfconvert utility converts debug information from a binary file to CTF (Compact C Type Format) data and then replaces the debug section of that file with a CTF section called SUNW_ctf. iconic behaviour, honestly.

this new section gets added to the input file — unless the -o option is present, in which case it goes wherever you told it to go. and if you're sentimental about your original debugging section (valid!), you can keep it with the -g option. no cap. 🫶

the following options are available:

🌈 OPTIONS 🌈

  • -g — don't delete the original debugging section. keep the OG around, we love a nostalgic moment 💖
  • -i — ignore object files built from other languages than C. sorry not sorry, C only 🎀
  • -L labelenv — instructs ctfconvert to read the label from the labelenv environment variable. iykyk 🌟
  • -l label — sets the label as label. you literally just say it 💅
  • -o outfile — write the output to file in outfile. destination unlocked 🔥
  • -s — use the .dynsym ELF section instead of the .symtab ELF section. swap one for the other, that's the whole gig 🦋

⭐ EXIT STATUS ⭐

the ctfconvert utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

zero is the good one, bestie. anything above zero? not the vibe. 😭

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

👑 HISTORY 👑

the ctfconvert utility first appeared in FreeBSD 7.0. ancient. legendary. main character energy ⭐

💜 AUTHORS 💜

the CTF utilities came from OpenSolaris. respect the ancestors 🫶

anyway that's the whole page, mwah 💋 — this was the Debian build, dated April 21, 2022, filed under CTFCONVERT(1). go convert something cute ✨🧚

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