Commands Reference, Volume 3

ldd Command

Purpose

Lists dynamic dependencies.

Syntax

Description

The ldd command lists the path names of all dependencies. The command will report dependencies on only valid XCOFF files.

Parameters

FileName

Specifies the file whose dependencies will be listed.

Exit Status

0: The command completed successfully.
>0: An error occurred.

Examples

To display dependencies on /usr/bin/dbx, enter:

ldd /usr/bin/dbx

The output looks like the following:

/usr/bin/dbx needs: 
        /usr/lib/libc.a(shr.o) 
        /usr/lib/libdbx.a(shr.o) 
        /unix 
        /usr/lib/libcrypt.a(shr.o) 
        /usr/lib/libpthdebug.a(shr.o)

Files

/usr/bin/ldd

Contains the ldd command.

Related Information

The dump command.