LLVM-OTOOL(1)

💅 NAME

okay so you've found llvm-otool — the Mach-O dumping tool, bestie. that's the whole name, that's the whole vibe. it dumps Mach-O files and it does it gorgeously 💖

it comes to you courtesy of the LLVM manual (yes, that LLVM, the icon herself 👑), so you already know it's gonna be good.

✨ SYNOPSIS

llvm-otool [option...] [file...]

options first, files after, mix and match as your heart desires 🦋

🌸 DESCRIPTION

so llvm-otool is a tool for dumping Mach-O files. that's it, that's the job, and she does it well.

the goal here? it attempts to be command-line-compatible and output-compatible with macOS's otool. like, it's giving "your fave but make it LLVM" — same energy, same output, no cap 🫶

🎀 OPTIONS

okay here's the menu, bestie — every single one, no skipping, we don't do that here 💅

• -arch <value> — picks which slice of a universal Mach-O file you wanna look at. universal files are literally multitasking icons, so you gotta tell her which one ✨
• -chained_fixups — prints out the chained fixup information. yep, that's the whole thing 🦋
• -C — prints the linker optimization hints. lil hints, big energy.
• -dyld_info — prints the bind and rebase information. the dynamic linker lore, served fresh 🙈
• -D — prints the shared library id. name drop moment 💅
• -d — prints the data section. data girlies rise 🌸
• -f — prints the universal headers. iconic multi-arch behavior 👑
• -G — prints the data-in-code table. very niche, very valid.
• --help-hidden — prints help for the hidden flags. secret menu unlocked 🔥 (iykyk)
• --help — prints help. the classic, the staple, the moment 🎀
• -h — prints the mach header. lowercase h, big importance ⭐
• -I — prints the indirect symbol table. indirect but never subtle 💀
• -j — prints opcode bytes. raw bytes, no filter ✨
• -L — prints the used shared libraries. who's she linking with? 👀
• -l — prints the load commands. all of them, the whole lineup 🌈
• -mcpu=<value> — selects the cpu for disassembly. pick your fighter 💜
• -o — prints the Objective-C segment. obj-c girlies, this one's for you 🍓
• -P — prints the __TEXT,__info_plist section as strings. plist but make it readable 🧚
• -p <function name> — starts disassembly at <function name>. jump straight to your fave, no scrolling 💅
• -r — prints the relocation entries. moving things around, literally 🦋
• -s <segname> <sectname> — prints the contents of a section. you give her the segment name and the section name, she gives you the goods, periodt ✨
• -t — prints the text section. the main character section, honestly 👑
• --version — prints the version. gotta know what era you're in 🎀
• -V — symbolizes disassembled operands (and implied: it implies -v, so you get verbose as a bonus). two for one, slay 💖
• -v — verbose output / disassemble when printing text sections. she's a talker and we love her for it 😭
• -X — omits the leading addresses or headers. minimalist era, no clutter 🌸
• -x — prints all text sections. not one, not two — all of them 🔥
• @<FILE> — reads command-line options and commands from the response file <FILE>. very "here's my list, don't @ me" of her 💅

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real talk for a sec: that -V implies -v, so don't be surprised when things get chatty 🫶

🦋 EXIT STATUS

llvm-otool exits with a non-zero exit code if there is an error. otherwise? she exits with code 0, flawless, unbothered, moisturised ✨

💀 BUGS

found a bug? first of all, relatable. to report it, please visit:

<<https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/labels/tools:llvm-objdump/>>

go be a good citizen, the maintainers will appreciate you fr fr 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO

• llvm-nm(1) <llvm-nm.html>
• llvm-objdump(1) <llvm-objdump.html>

squad goals, honestly 👑

💜 Author

maintained by the LLVM Team (https://llvm.org/). absolute icons, no notes 🫶

⭐ Copyright

2003-2026, LLVM Project — the copyright range said what it said 💅

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okay bestie that's the whole page, and before you go — lil sign-off from me to you: this is LLVM manual page 15, dated 2026-09-09 🎀 go dump some Mach-O files, you're gonna eat ✨💖🦋