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The '''GNU Binary Utilities''', or {{mono|'''binutils'''}}, are a set of [[programming tool]]s for creating and managing binary programs, [[object code|object files]], libraries, profile data, and [[assembly code|assembly source code]].
The '''GNU Binary Utilities''', or {{mono|'''binutils'''}}, is a collection of [[programming tool]]s maintained by the [[GNU Project]] for working with [[executable]] code including [[Assembler (computing)|assembly]], [[Linker (computing)|linking]] and many other development operations.


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The tools are originally from [[Cygnus Solutions]].
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==Tools==
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They were originally written by programmers at [[Cygnus Solutions]].


The GNU Binutils are typically used in conjunction with [[compiler]]s such as the [[GNU Compiler Collection]] ({{mono|gcc}}), build tools like {{mono|[[make (software)|make]]}}, and the [[GNU Debugger]] ({{mono|gdb}}).
The tools are typically used along with other GNU tools such as [[GNU Compiler Collection]], and the [[GNU Debugger]].


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==Tools==
Through the use of the [[Binary File Descriptor library]] ({{mono|libbfd}}), most tools support the various object file formats supported by {{mono|libbfd}}.


The tools include:
H. J. Lu maintains a version of <code>binutils</code> with features purely for [[Linux]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/release.binutils-2.24.51.0.3
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==Commands==
The {{mono|binutils}} include the following commands:
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| <code>nlmconv</code> || object file conversion to a [[NetWare Loadable Module]]
| <code>nlmconv</code> || object file conversion to a [[NetWare Loadable Module]]
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| <code>[[nm (Unix)|nm]]</code> || list symbols exported by object file
| <code>[[nm (Unix)|nm]]</code> || list symbols exported by object files
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| <code>objcopy</code> || copy object files, possibly making changes
| <code>objcopy</code> || copy object files, possibly making changes
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| <code>[[ranlib]]</code> || generate indices for archives (for compatibility; same as {{code|ar -s}})
| <code>[[ranlib]]</code> || generate indices for archives (for compatibility; same as {{code|ar -s}})
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| <code>[[readelf]]</code> || display content of [[Executable and Linkable Format|ELF]] files
| <code>[[readelf]]</code> || display contents of [[Executable and Linkable Format|ELF]] files
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| <code>size</code> || list total and section sizes
| <code>size</code> || list section sizes and total size of binary files
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| <code>[[strings (Unix)|strings]]</code> || list printable strings
| <code>[[strings (Unix)|strings]]</code> || list printable strings
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| <code>[[strip (Unix)|strip]]</code> || remove symbols from an object file
| <code>[[strip (Unix)|strip]]</code> || remove symbols from object files
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| <code>windmc</code> || generates Windows message resources
| <code>windmc</code> || generates Windows message resources
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==See also==
==See also==
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{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
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* [[GNU Core Utilities]]
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* [[GNU Debugger]]
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*[[ldd (Unix)]], list symbols imported by the object file; similar to {{Code|nm}}
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* [[List of Unix commands]]
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*[[LLVM|llvm]] provides similar set of tools
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* [[strace]], a tool for system call debugging (enabled by kernel functionality) available on many distributions
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* {{Annotated link|strace}}
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/}}
* {{Official website|https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/}}
* [https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/ Binutils for Linux]
* [http://elftoolchain.sourceforge.net/ The ELF Tool Chain Project] : the BSD license similar project ([https://github.com/elftoolchain/elftoolchain mirror])
* [http://elftoolchain.sourceforge.net/ The ELF Tool Chain Project] : the BSD license similar project ([https://github.com/elftoolchain/elftoolchain mirror])


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Latest revision as of 23:04, 30 October 2024

GNU Binutils
Developer(s)GNU Project
Stable release
2.43.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 17 August 2024
Repository
TypeProgramming tools
LicenseGNU GPLv3-or-later
Websitewww.gnu.org/software/binutils/

The GNU Binary Utilities, or binutils, is a collection of programming tools maintained by the GNU Project for working with executable code including assembly, linking and many other development operations.

The tools are originally from Cygnus Solutions.

The tools are typically used along with other GNU tools such as GNU Compiler Collection, and the GNU Debugger.

Tools

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The tools include:

as assembler popularly known as GAS (GNU Assembler)
ld linker
gprof profiler
addr2line convert address to file and line
ar create, modify, and extract from archives
c++filt demangling filter for C++ symbols
dlltool creation of Windows dynamic-link libraries
gold alternative linker for ELF files
nlmconv object file conversion to a NetWare Loadable Module
nm list symbols exported by object files
objcopy copy object files, possibly making changes
objdump dump information about object files
ranlib generate indices for archives (for compatibility; same as ar -s)
readelf display contents of ELF files
size list section sizes and total size of binary files
strings list printable strings
strip remove symbols from object files
windmc generates Windows message resources
windres compiler for Windows resource files

elfutils

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Ulrich Drepper wrote elfutils, to partially replace GNU Binutils, purely for Linux and with support only for ELF and DWARF. It distributes three libraries with it for programmatic access.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nick Clifton (17 August 2024). "GNU Binutils 2.43.1 released". Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ elfutils home
  3. ^ elfutils at Drepper's home
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