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EDB(1) | EDB(1) |
NAME¶
edb - graphical debugger and disassembler for executables
SYNOPSIS¶
edb [OPTION]... [TARGET]
DESCRIPTION¶
edb (Evan's Debugger) is a modular and modern disassembler and debugger for binary ELF files based on ptrace API and the capstone disassembly library.
- --help
- Show usage and exit.
- --symbols <file>
- generate symbols map for file <file>
- --attach <pid>
- attach the process of PID <pid> to debugger
- --run <program> [args...]
- open <program> in debugger with optional [args...]
- --version
- show version string and exit.
- --dump-version
- show version and exit.
EXAMPLE¶
edb --symbols /lib/libc.so.6 > libc.so.6.map
for i in $(ls /lib); do edb --symbols $i > $(basename $i).map; done
Will generate symbols for libc and save it in a text file. It's useful if you store this map files in the symbols directory configured in edb's preferences.
edb --run /bin/ls
Useful to generate maps for all libs you have in /lib.
edb --attach 1720
Will open the ls program binary in debugger.
Attach the process of PID 1720 to debugger.
AUTHOR¶
Written by Evan Teran <evan.teran@gmail.com>
REPORTING BUGS¶
Report any bugs or requests for features via BTS on https://github.com/eteran/edb-debugger/issues
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2008 CodeF00. Licensed GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
December 2011 |