RPMELFSYM(1)

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version 9.6 · 3 versions
, in fedora 43

✨ RPMELFSYM ✨

okay bestie, welcome to rpmelfsym — it's from section 1 of the manual, and it's here to list symbols from object files in RPM packages. yes, the whole vibe is "peek inside the box, see what's glowing". 💖

NAME 🎀

rpmelfsym — list symbols from object files in RPM packages. that's it, that's the whole gig. 👑

SYNOPSIS 🌸

rpmelfsym [-h] [-a] [-p] [FILE...] [DIR...]

DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea, bestie. rpmelfsym spits out three-column output: the file name, the symbol type, and the symbol name — and all of that is figured out by nm(1). it's giving detective energy. 🔍

only dynamically linked executable files and shared libraries get processed. everything else? not invited to the party. 🙈

and even within those, only dynamic symbols get listed. static ones are lowkey ghosted. 💀

when you point it at a directory, one extra column gets prepended to the output — and that column is typically the RPM file basename. so it's a four-column moment. slay. ✨

OPTIONS 💅

  • -a — process all Sisyphus packages. all of them. go big or go home, fr fr. 🔥
  • -p — when processing a directory, list package names instead of file names. and that's not all, bestie: it also turns on special treatment of packages with the same name — meaning it processes only the one with the latest version. the others can wait their turn. periodt. 👑
  • -h — display the help and exit. the classic "just tell me what to do" button. 🫶

AUTHOR 🧚

written by Alexey Tourbin <at@altlinux.org>. king behavior. 💜

COPYING 🌈

copyright (c) 2005 Alexey Tourbin, ALT Linux Team.

this is free software — you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. so like, go forth and remix responsibly. 💖

SEE ALSO 👀

okay that's the whole page, bestie!! this came to you courtesy of rpmdevtools 9.6, dated 2025-08-09. go forth and list those symbols, you absolute icon. 💅✨🎀

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