LTO-DUMP(1)

💅 LTO-DUMP — bestie's guide to dumping LTO object files

okay so picture this: it's lto-dump, it lives in the GNU fam, and it's literally the tool you use in conjunction with GCC to dump link time optimization object files. that's the whole vibe. it's a lil peek behind the curtain of LTO and honestly? iconic. ✨

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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

lto-dump is the tool you can use in conjunction with GCC to dump link time optimization object files. that's it, that's the job. no cap. 💖

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• -list — dumps the list of details of functions and variables. the whole cast of characters, showing up for the vibe check 👑
• -demangle — dumps the demangled output. bc reading mangled names is giving cryptic, bestie 💀
• -defined-only — dumps only the defined symbols. undefined ones? not invited to the function 🚫
• -print-value — dumps the initial values of the variables. the origin story, fr fr 🌱
• -name-sort — sorts the symbols alphabetically. a-z, main character organization ✨
• -size-sort — sorts the symbols according to size. biggest first energy, we love a size-inclusive sort 🫶
• -reverse-sort — dumps the symbols in reverse order. it's giving backwards, and honestly? slay 🔄
• -no-sort — dumps the symbols in order of occurrence. no reshuffling, just how they arrived 🎀
• -symbol= — dumps the details of a specific symbol. one-on-one time, iykyk 🔍
• -objects — dumps the details of LTO objects. the objects themselves get their moment 🌈
• -type-stats — dumps the statistics of tree types. numbers about types, obsessed 📊
• -tree-stats — dumps the statistics of trees. yes, trees, and no, not the leafy kind 🌳
• -gimple-stats — dumps the statistics of gimple statements. gimple girlies rise 🧚
• -dump-level= — for deciding the optimization level of body. you pick the level, it does the rest 💅
• -dump-body= — dumps the specific gimple body. one body, specifically. very targeted. very demure 🌸
• -help — displays the dump tool help. when in doubt, ask the tool itself 💜

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👑 COPYRIGHT

lowkey the legal part, but we're keeping it exactly as it is bc rules are rules and the license is the license. periodt.

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, you ate it up 💖✨ this lil masterpiece is brought to you by gcc-15, dated 2026-07-22, and it's the LTO-DUMP(1) manual — go forth and dump responsibly 🎀🦋