LLVM-READOBJ(1)

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💖 LLVM-READOBJ 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the LLVM manual page for llvm-readobj, the little icon that reads your object files and spills all the tea 🫖✨

✨ NAME ✨

llvm-readobj — LLVM Object Reader. that's it, that's the name, she reads objects. iconic behavior honestly.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

llvm-readobj [options] [input...]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the llvm-readobj tool? she displays low-level format-specific information about one or more object files. like, the actual structural deets, not vibes. 💅

and if input is "-", llvm-readobj reads from standard input. otherwise she reads from the specified filenames. simple as that, no cap. ✨

💀 DIFFERENCES TO LLVM-READELF 💀

llvm-readelf is an alias for the llvm-readobj <llvm-readobj.html> tool, except with a slightly different command-line interface and output that's GNU compatible. not me having two whole personalities 😭

here's the full list of differences between llvm-readelf and llvm-readobj:

  • llvm-readelf uses GNU for the --elf-output-style option by default. llvm-readobj uses LLVM.
  • llvm-readelf allows single-letter grouped flags (e.g. llvm-readelf -SW is the same as llvm-readelf -S -W). llvm-readobj does not allow grouping.
  • llvm-readelf provides -s as an alias for --symbols, for GNU readelf compatibility, whereas in llvm-readobj it's an alias for --section-headers.
  • llvm-readobj provides -t as an alias for --symbols. llvm-readelf does not.
  • llvm-readobj provides --sr, --sd, --st and --dt as aliases for --section-relocations, --section-data, --section-symbols and --dyn-symbols respectively. llvm-readelf does not provide these aliases, to avoid conflicting with grouped flags.

periodt. 📌

🌈 GENERAL AND MULTI-FORMAT OPTIONS 🌈

these options are applicable to more than one file format, or are unrelated to file formats. flexible queens only 💜

  • --all — equivalent to specifying all the main display options relevant to the file format. she does it all, main character energy fr.
  • --addrsig — display the address-significance table.
  • --decompress, -z — dump decompressed section content when used with -x or -p. if the section(s) are not compressed, they're displayed as is. no glow-up needed 💖
  • --demangle, -C — display demangled symbol names in the output. this option is only for ELF and XCOFF file formats.
  • --expand-relocs — when used with --relocs, display each relocation in an expanded multi-line format. roomy ✨
  • --file-header, -h — display file headers.
  • --headers, -e — equivalent to setting: --file-header, --program-headers, and --sections.
  • --help — display a summary of command line options.
  • --hex-dump=<section[,section,...]>, -x — display the specified section(s) as hexadecimal bytes. section may be a section index or section name.
    • --memtag — display information about memory tagging present in the binary. this includes various memtag-specific dynamic entries, decoded global descriptor sections, and decoded Android-specific ELF notes.
  • --needed-libs — display the needed libraries.
  • --no-demangle — do not demangle symbol names in the output. this option is only for ELF and XCOFF file formats. the option is enabled by default. she's already unbothered 💅
  • --offloading — display list of HIP offload bundles.
  • --relocations, --relocs, -r — display the relocation entries in the file.
  • --sections, --section-headers, -S — display all sections.
  • --section-data, --sd — when used with --sections, display section data for each section shown. this option has no effect for GNU style output.
  • --section-relocations, --sr — when used with --sections, display relocations for each section shown. this option has no effect for GNU style output.
  • --section-symbols, --st — when used with --sections, display symbols for each section shown. this option has no effect for GNU style output.
  • --sort-symbols=<sort_key[,sort_key]> — specify the keys to sort symbols before displaying symtab. valid values for sort_key are name and type.
  • --stackmap — display contents of the stackmap section.
  • --string-dump=<section[,section,...]>, -p — display the specified section(s) as a list of strings. section may be a section index or section name.
  • --string-table — display contents of the string table.
  • --symbols, --syms, -s — display the symbol table.
  • --unwind, -u — display unwind information.
  • --version — display the version of the llvm-readobj executable.
  • @<FILE> — read command-line options from response file <FILE>.

🧚 ELF SPECIFIC OPTIONS 🧚

the following options are implemented only for the ELF file format. exclusive club, iykyk 🎀

  • --arch-specific, -A — display architecture-specific information, e.g. the ARM attributes section on ARM.
  • --bb-addr-map — display the contents of the basic block address map section(s), which contain the address of each function, along with the relative offset of each basic block. when pgo analysis maps are present, all analyses are printed as their raw value.
  • --pretty-pgo-analysis-map — when pgo analysis maps are present in the basic block address map section(s), analyses with special formats (i.e. BlockFrequency, BranchProbability, etc) are printed using the same format as their respective analysis pass. requires --bb-addr-map to have an effect. no solo runs babes, she needs her dupe 🫶
  • --dependent-libraries — display the dependent libraries section.
  • --dyn-relocations — display the dynamic relocation entries.
  • --dyn-symbols, --dyn-syms, --dt — display the dynamic symbol table.
  • --dynamic-table, --dynamic, -d — display the dynamic table.
  • --cg-profile — display the callgraph profile section.
  • --histogram, -I — display a bucket list histogram for dynamic symbol hash tables.
  • --elf-linker-options — display the linker options section.
  • --elf-output-style=<value> — format ELF information in the specified style. valid options are LLVM, GNU, and JSON. LLVM output (the default) is an expanded and structured format. GNU output mimics the equivalent GNU readelf output. JSON is JSON formatted output intended for machine consumption. three aesthetics, all valid 💅
  • --section-groups, -g — display section groups.
  • --gnu-hash-table — display the GNU hash table for dynamic symbols.
  • --hash-symbols — display the expanded hash table with dynamic symbol data.
  • --hash-table — display the hash table for dynamic symbols.
  • --memtag — display information about memory tagging present in the binary. this includes various dynamic entries, decoded global descriptor sections, and decoded Android-specific ELF notes.
  • --notes, -n — display all notes.
  • --pretty-print — when used with --elf-output-style, JSON output will be formatted in a more readable format. glow-up for your eyeballs ✨
  • --program-headers, --segments, -l — display the program headers.
  • --section-mapping — display the section to segment mapping.
  • --stack-sizes — display the contents of the stack sizes section(s), i.e. pairs of function names and the size of their stack frames. currently only implemented for GNU style output.
  • --version-info, -V — display version sections.

🍓 MACH-O SPECIFIC OPTIONS 🍓

the following options are implemented only for the Mach-O file format. apple girlies rise 🍎

  • --macho-data-in-code — display the Data in Code command.
  • --macho-dsymtab — display the Dsymtab command.
  • --macho-indirect-symbols — display indirect symbols.
  • --macho-linker-options — display the Mach-O-specific linker options.
  • --macho-segment — display the Segment command.
  • --macho-version-min — display the version min command.

🔥 PE/COFF SPECIFIC OPTIONS 🔥

the following options are implemented only for the PE/COFF file format. windows besties we see you 💙

  • --codeview — display CodeView debug information.
  • --codeview-ghash — enable global hashing for CodeView type stream de-duplication.
  • --codeview-merged-types — display the merged CodeView type stream.
  • --codeview-subsection-bytes — dump raw contents of CodeView debug sections and records.
  • --coff-basereloc — display the .reloc section.
  • --coff-debug-directory — display the debug directory.
  • --coff-tls-directory — display the TLS directory.
  • --coff-directives — display the .drectve section.
  • --coff-exports — display the export table.
  • --coff-imports — display the import table.
  • --coff-load-config — display the load config.
  • --coff-resources — display the .rsrc section.

⭐ XCOFF SPECIFIC OPTIONS ⭐

the following options are implemented only for the XCOFF file format. niche and unbothered 🧚

  • --auxiliary-header — display XCOFF Auxiliary header.
  • --exception-section — display XCOFF exception section entries.
  • --loader-section-header — display XCOFF loader section header.
  • --loader-section-symbols — display symbol table of loader section.
  • --loader-section-relocations — display relocation entries of loader section.

🎀 EXIT STATUS 🎀

llvm-readobj returns 0 under normal operation. she returns a non-zero exit code if there were any errors. slay when it works, dramatic sigh when it doesn't 😭

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

💜 Author 💜

Maintained by the LLVM Team (https://llvm.org/).

2003-2026, LLVM Project

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