syd-elf(1)

syd-elf1

Print executable file information

Usage

syd-elf {[-36dhpstxX] binary | script}

Overview

Given a binary, print file name and ELF information.

Given a script, print file name and "SCRIPT".

The information line is a list of fields delimited by colons.

Options

-hDisplay help and exit.
-3Exit with success if the given binary is 32-bit.
-6Exit with success if the given binary is 64-bit.
-dExit with success if the given binary is dynamically linked.
-sExit with success if the given binary is statically linked.
-pExit with success if the given binary is a Position Independent Executable (PIE).
-tPrint the type of the file as an abbreviation.
-xExit with success if the given executable is a script.
-XExit with success if the given binary has executable stack.

Authors

Maintained by Ali Polatel. Up-to-date sources can be found at https://gitlab.exherbo.org/sydbox/sydbox.git and on Radicle at rad:z38HCnbmcDegA2BMxuPaPRPMdp6wF. Bugs/patches can be submitted to https://gitlab.exherbo.org/groups/sydbox/-/issues. Discuss in #sydbox on Libera Chat or in #sydbox:mailstation.de on Matrix.

From syd 3.59.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.