dep.pl1

Usage

Overview

This manual page documents briefly the dep.pl utility.

dep.pl is a program that checks the dependencies of a set of files, using ldd, then outputs a nice report or an easily-parsable list of files.

Options

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options are included below.

--bare, -b

Almost the same as --libs _and_ --err, except that it outputs the paths of the shared libraries separated by only a space, instead of a newline.

--chroot=[path], -C=[path]

Simulate a chroot into [path]. Almost the same as --check-area

--check-area=[path], -c=[path]

Skip every file outside [path]. Useful if you want to check for bad symlinks in a virtual host.

--err, -e

Outputs everything to STDERR except the final results, they'll be printed to STDOUT. This way you can redirect the output, even pass it to a program, while examining the status.

--exclude=[files], -x=[file]

A colon separated list of files to exclude from checking.

--force=[ln], -f=[ln]

Force use of the [ln] language.

--help, -h

Show summary of options.

--libs, -l

Output only the file list, omit any status messages.

--license, -L

Display license.

--nohup, -n

Ignore the HUP signal.

--recursive, -R

Operate in recursive mode.

--report, -r

The verbose mode, also the default.

--stat=[l], -s=[l]

Display some exciting statistics. An optional [l] argument sets the detail level.

--status=[b], -S=[b]

Turns status messages on or off. Values for [b] can be one of the following: on, off, yes, no, true, false, 1, 0.

--quiet, -q

Do not output anything. Except the list of libraries at the end.

--version, -v

Show version of program.

Files

/etc/dep.pl/language.conf - main language configuration file

/etc/dep.pl/messages.* - messages in different languages

/etc/dep.pl/system.conf - system capabilities (external program paths)