ldd(1)                                                        ldd(1)


       NAME
             ldd - list dynamic dependencies

       SYNOPSIS
             ldd [-d | -r] file

       DESCRIPTION
             The ldd command lists the path names of all shared objects
             that would be loaded as a result of executing file.  If file
             is a valid executable but does not require any shared objects,
             ldd will succeed, producing no output.

             ldd may also be used to check the compatibility of file with
             the shared objects it uses.  It does this by optionally
             printing warnings for any unresolved symbol references that
             would occur if file were executed.  Two options govern this
             mode of ldd:

             -d    Causes ldd to check all references to data objects.

             -r    Causes ldd to check references to both data objects and
                   functions.

             Only one of the above options may be given during any single
             invocation of ldd.

       REFERENCES
             cc(1), dlopen(3C), ld(1)

       DIAGNOSTICS
             ldd prints its record of shared object path names to stdout.
             The optional list of symbol resolution problems are printed to
             stderr.  If file is not an executable file or cannot be opened
             for reading, a non-zero exit status is returned.

       NOTICES
             ldd doesn't list shared objects explicitly attached via
             dlopen(3C).

             ldd uses the same algorithm as the dynamic linker to locate
             shared objects.







                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1