Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 21:29:35 -0500 From: Dan Cross <tenser@spitfire.ecsel.psu.edu> To: Allen Hyer <allenh@wtrt.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: static vs. dynamically linked binaries Message-ID: <19970209022935.21101.qmail@spitfire.ecsel.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 08 Feb 1997 19:40:31 CST." <3.0.1.32.19970208194031.0075a288@wtrt.net>
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> Is there any way to figure out if a binary was linked statically or > dynamically? I have some binaries around that I don't have the sources > installed for. Can I tell with just the binary, or do I need to go back to > the sources? I think that file(1) will do the trick. : big-o; file /bin/sh /bin/sh: BSD/i386 compact demand paged executable : big-o; file /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc: BSD/i386 compact demand paged dynamically linked executable : big-o; - Dan C.
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