How can I see symbols of (C and C++) binary on linux?

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Which tools do you guys use? How do demangle c++ symbols do be able to pass it to profiler tools, such as opannotate?

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Dan Moulding · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-18T02:27:21.480

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Use nm to see all symbols and c++filt to demangle.

Example:

nm -an foo | c++filt

edited Feb 18 '10 at 02:27

answered Sep 04 '09 at 14:15

Dan Moulding

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unless the binary was stripped – Gaetano Mendola Sep 04 '09 at 14:19
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In the case of a stripped binary, you can always try gazing into a crystal ball. – Dan Moulding Sep 04 '09 at 14:24
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The -C|--demangle[=style] should take care of c++filt's part: nm -anC foo – Eugen Constantin Dinca Feb 18 '10 at 06:41
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@DanMoulding in case of a stripped binary you can use `readelf -Ws` – Vladimir Kolesnikov Feb 23 '14 at 23:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

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The profiling tool I use already knows the symbols and source code, since it is just the debugger. I can build the app with symbols included, even with full optimization.

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answered Sep 06 '09 at 20:25

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How can I see symbols of (C and C++) binary on linux?

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