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LLVM-NM(1)                           LLVM                           LLVM-NM(1)

NAME
       llvm-nm - list LLVM bitcode and object file's symbol table

SYNOPSIS
       llvm-nm [options] [filenames...]

DESCRIPTION
       The llvm-nm utility lists the names of symbols from LLVM bitcode files,
       object files, and archives. Each symbol is listed along with some
       simple information about its provenance. If no filename is specified,
       a.out is used as the input. If - is used as a filename, llvm-nm will
       read a file from its standard input stream.

       llvm-nm's default output format is the traditional BSD nm output
       format. Each such output record consists of an (optional) 8-digit
       hexadecimal address, followed by a type code character, followed by a
       name, for each symbol. One record is printed per line; fields are
       separated by spaces.  When the address is omitted, it is replaced by 8
       spaces.

       The supported type code characters are as follows. Where both lower and
       upper-case characters are listed for the same meaning, a lower-case
       character represents a local symbol, whilst an upper-case character
       represents a global (external) symbol:

       a, A
          Absolute symbol.

       b, B
          Uninitialized data (bss) object.

       C
          Common symbol. Multiple definitions link together into one
          definition.

       d, D
          Writable data object.

       i, I
          COFF: .idata symbol or symbol in a section with IMAGE_SCN_LNK_INFO
          set.

       n
          ELF: local symbol from non-alloc section.

          COFF: debug symbol.

       N
          ELF: debug section symbol, or global symbol from non-alloc section.

       s, S
          COFF: section symbol.

          Mach-O: absolute symbol or symbol from a section other than
          __TEXT_EXEC __text, __TEXT __text, __DATA __data, or __DATA __bss.

       r, R
          Read-only data object.

       t, T
          Code (text) object.

       u
          ELF: GNU unique symbol.

       U
          Named object is undefined in this file.

       v
          ELF: Undefined weak object. It is not a link failure if the object
          is not defined.

       V
          ELF: Defined weak object symbol. This definition will only be used
          if no regular definitions exist in a link. If multiple weak
          definitions and no regular definitions exist, one of the weak
          definitions will be used.

       w
          Undefined weak symbol other than an ELF object symbol. It is not a
          link failure if the symbol is not defined.

       W
          Defined weak symbol other than an ELF object symbol. This definition
          will only be used if no regular definitions exist in a link. If
          multiple weak definitions and no regular definitions exist, one of
          the weak definitions will be used.

       -
          Mach-O: N_STAB symbol.

       ?
          Something unrecognizable.

       Because LLVM bitcode files typically contain objects that are not
       considered to have addresses until they are linked into an executable
       image or dynamically compiled "just-in-time", llvm-nm does not print an
       address for any symbol in an LLVM bitcode file, even symbols which are
       defined in the bitcode file.

OPTIONS

       -B     Use BSD output format. Alias for --format=bsd.

       --debug-syms, -a
              Show all symbols, even those usually suppressed.

       --defined-only, -U
              Print only symbols defined in this file.

       --demangle, -C
              Demangle symbol names.

       --dynamic, -D
              Display dynamic symbols instead of normal symbols.

       --extern-only, -g
              Print only symbols whose definitions are external; that is,
              accessible from other files.

       --format=<format>, -f
              Select an output format; format may be sysv, posix, darwin, or
              bsd.  The default is bsd.

       --help, -h
              Print a summary of command-line options and their meanings.

       --help-list
              Print an uncategorized summary of command-line options and their
              meanings.

       --just-symbol-name, -j
              Print just the symbol names.

       -m     Use Darwin format. Alias for --format=darwin.

       --no-demangle
              Don't demangle symbol names. This is the default.

       --no-llvm-bc
              Disable the LLVM bitcode reader.

       --no-sort, -p
              Show symbols in the order encountered.

       --no-weak, -W
              Don't print weak symbols.

       --numeric-sort, -n, -v
              Sort symbols by address.

       --portability, -P
              Use POSIX.2 output format.  Alias for --format=posix.

       --print-armap, -M
              Print the archive symbol table, in addition to the symbols.

       --print-file-name, -A, -o
              Precede each symbol with the file it came from.

       --print-size, -S
              Show symbol size as well as address (not applicable for Mach-O).

       --radix=<RADIX>, -t
              Specify the radix of the symbol address(es). Values accepted are
              d (decimal), x (hexadecimal) and o (octal).

       --reverse-sort, -r
              Sort symbols in reverse order.

       --size-sort
              Sort symbols by size.

       --special-syms
              Do not filter special symbols from the output.

       --undefined-only, -u
              Print only undefined symbols.

       --version
              Display the version of the llvm-nm executable. Does not stack
              with other commands.

       --without-aliases
              Exclude aliases from the output.

       @<FILE>
              Read command-line options from response file <FILE>.

MACH-O SPECIFIC OPTIONS

       --add-dyldinfo
              Add symbols from the dyldinfo, if they are not already in the
              symbol table.  This is the default.

       --add-inlinedinfo
              Add symbols from the inlined libraries, TBD file inputs only.

       --arch=<arch1[,arch2,...]>
              Dump the symbols from the specified architecture(s).

       --dyldinfo-only
              Dump only symbols from the dyldinfo.

       --no-dyldinfo
              Do not add any symbols from the dyldinfo.

       -s=<segment section>
              Dump only symbols from this segment and section name.

       -x     Print symbol entry in hex.

BUGS

          llvm-nm does not support the full set of arguments that GNU nm
            does.

EXIT STATUS
       llvm-nm exits with an exit code of zero.

SEE ALSO
       llvm-ar(1), llvm-objdump(1), llvm-readelf(1), llvm-readobj(1)

AUTHOR
       Maintained by the LLVM Team (https://llvm.org/).

COPYRIGHT
       2003-2021, LLVM Project

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