Linux ldd Command Explained with Examples | Linux Today

Linux ldd Command Explained with Examples

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Himanshu Arora
Feb 12, 2018

If your work involves deep knowledge of executables and shared libraries in Linux, there are several command line tools that you should be aware of. One of those is ldd, which you can use to access shared object dependencies. In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of this utility using some easy to understand examples.

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Himanshu Arora

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