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Oct 31, 2021 · Operations

Essential Linux Tools for Binary Inspection, Debugging, and Performance Analysis

This guide introduces a comprehensive set of Linux command‑line utilities—including nm, strings, strip, readelf, objdump, addr2line, gdb, ldd, strace, ltrace, time, gprof, opprofile, valgrind, mtrace, and the proc filesystem—to help developers inspect binary symbols, trace system calls, profile CPU usage, detect memory errors, and understand system logs during both compilation and runtime phases.