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objdump:tldr:7be22
objdump: Display the file header information.
$ objdump -f ${binary}
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The objdump
command is used in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems to display information about object files. The -f
option is used with objdump
to display the overall information, also known as the file headers, of the specified binary file.
In this command, ${binary}
represents a placeholder for the path or name of the binary file you want to analyze. You would replace ${binary}
with the actual path or name of the file you want to examine.
When you run the command objdump -f ${binary}
, it will provide you with details such as the architecture type, format, entry point address, and various other attributes of the binary file. This information helps in understanding the properties and characteristics of the given binary file.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.