From 222bccafd8548194be47fbae578b3df3c636fd38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mattias Andrée Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 15:47:54 +0200 Subject: Add man page and README MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée --- README | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ sctrace.1 | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 98 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README create mode 100644 sctrace.1 diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3eb38b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +NAME + sctrace - Trace system calls + +SYNOPSIS + sctrace [-o trace-output-file] [-ft] (command | -0 command argv0) [argument] ... + +DESCRIPTION + sctrace starts the command specified in the command argument, with the + additional arguments specified in the argument arguments, and prints + information about all system calls it mades, to standard error (or the + file specified in the trace-output-file argument if the -o option is used). + + sctrace will also print information about process termination, received signals, + and process suspension and continuation. + +OPTIONS + -0 This options specifies that the argv0 argument shall be inserted + immediately after the command argument. If this option is used, the + very first argument (typically called argv[0] in C programs) for the + trace process shall the string specified in the argv0 argument rather + than the command argument. + + -f Recursively trace all new children and threads. This option implies -t. + + -o trace-output-file + Write trace outputs to the file specified in the trace-output-file + argument. + + -t Trace threads. + +SEE ALSO + ptrace(2), strace(1), ltrace(1) diff --git a/sctrace.1 b/sctrace.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61ebfd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/sctrace.1 @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +.TH SCTRACE 1 SCTRACE +.SH NAME +sctrace - Trace system calls +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B sctrace +.RB [ -o +.IR trace-output-file ] +.RB [ -ft ] +.RI ( command " |" +.B -0 +.I command +.IR argv0 ) +.RI [ argument "] ..." +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B sctrace +starts the command specified in the +.I command +argument, with the additional arguments +specified in the +.I argument +arguments, and prints information about +all system calls it mades, to standard +error (or the file specified in the +.I trace-output-file +argument if the +.B -o +option is used). +.PP +.B sctrace +will also print information about process +termination, received signals, and process +suspension and continuation. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.B -0 +This options specifies that the +.I argv0 +argument shall be inserted immediately +after the +.I command +argument. If this option is used, the +very first argument (typically called +.I argv[0] +in C programs) for the trace process shall +the string specified in the +.I argv0 +argument rather than the +.I command +argument. +.TP +.B -f +Recursively trace all new children and threads. +This option implies +.BR -t . +.TP +.BR -o " "\fItrace-output-file\fI +Write trace outputs to the file specified in the +.I trace-output-file +argument. +.TP +.B -t +Trace threads. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR ptrace (2), +.BR strace (1), +.BR ltrace (1) -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2