NAME
 nm - list symbols from object files 
  
SYNOPSIS
 
nm [ 
-a| 
--debug-syms] [ 
-g| 
--extern-only] 

    [ 
-B] [ 
-C| 
--demangle[= 
style]] [ 
-D| 
--dynamic] 

    [ 
-S| 
--print-size] [ 
-s| 
--print-armap] 

    [ 
-A| 
-o| 
--print-file-name] 

    [ 
-n| 
-v| 
--numeric-sort] [ 
-p| 
--no-sort] 

    [ 
-r| 
--reverse-sort] [ 
--size-sort] [ 
-u| 
--undefined-only] 

    [ 
-t  
radix| 
--radix= 
radix] [ 
-P| 
--portability] 

    [ 
--target= 
bfdname] [ 
-f 
format| 
--format= 
format] 

    [ 
--defined-only] [ 
-l| 
--line-numbers] [ 
--no-demangle] 

    [ 
-V| 
--version] [ 
-X 32_64] [ 
--help]  [ 
objfile...] 
  
DESCRIPTION
 
GNU 
nm lists the symbols from object files 
 objfile.... If no object files are listed as arguments, 
nm assumes the file 
a.out. 
For each symbol, nm shows: 
 
   The symbol value, in the radix selected by options (see below), or hexadecimal by default. 
  
 
   * 
  
 The symbol's value is absolute, and will not be changed by further linking. 
      
     
       B 
      
     The symbol is in the uninitialized data section (known as BSS). 
      
     
       C 
      
     The symbol is common. Common symbols are uninitialized data. When linking, multiple common symbols may appear with the same name. If the symbol is defined anywhere, the common symbols are treated as undefined references. 
      
     
       D 
      
     The symbol is in the initialized data section. 
      
     
       G 
      
     The symbol is in an initialized data section for small objects. Some object file formats permit more efficient access to small data objects, such as a global int variable as opposed to a large global array. 
      
     
       I 
      
     The symbol is an indirect reference to another symbol. This is a GNU extension to the a.out object file format which is rarely used. 
      
     
       N 
      
     The symbol is a debugging symbol. 
      
     
       R 
      
     The symbol is in a read only data section. 
      
     
       S 
      
     The symbol is in an uninitialized data section for small objects. 
      
     
       T 
      
     The symbol is in the text (code) section. 
      
     
       U 
      
     The symbol is undefined. 
      
     
       V 
      
     The symbol is a weak object. When a weak defined symbol is linked with a normal defined symbol, the normal defined symbol is used with no error. When a weak undefined symbol is linked and the symbol is not defined, the value of the weak symbol becomes zero with no error. 
      
     
       W 
      
     The symbol is a weak symbol that has not been specifically tagged as a weak object symbol. When a weak defined symbol is linked with a normal defined symbol, the normal defined symbol is used with no error. When a weak undefined symbol is linked and the symbol is not defined, the value of the weak symbol becomes zero with no error. 
      
     
       - 
      
     The symbol is a stabs symbol in an a.out object file. In this case, the next values printed are the stabs other field, the stabs desc field, and the stab type. Stabs symbols are used to hold debugging information. 
      
     
       ? 
      
     The symbol type is unknown, or object file format specific. 
     

 

  * 
 

  
 
OPTIONS
 
 The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are equivalent. 
 
-A 
   
   
   
   -o 
   
   
   
   --print-file-name 
   
  Precede each symbol by the name of the input file (or archive member) in which it was found, rather than identifying the input file once only, before all of its symbols. 
   
   
   -a 
   
   
   
   --debug-syms 
   
  Display all symbols, even debugger-only symbols; normally these are not listed. 
   
   
   -B 
   
  The same as 
   --format=bsd (for compatibility with the MIPS 
   nm). 
   
   
   -C 
   
   
   
   --demangle[= 
   style 
   ] 
   
  Decode ( 
   demangle) low-level symbol names into user-level names. Besides removing any initial underscore prepended by the system, this makes C++ function names readable. Different compilers have different mangling styles. The optional demangling style argument can be used to choose an appropriate demangling style for your compiler. 
   
   
   --no-demangle 
   
  Do not demangle low-level symbol names. This is the default. 
   
   
   -D 
   
   
   
   --dynamic 
   
  Display the dynamic symbols rather than the normal symbols. This is only meaningful for dynamic objects, such as certain types of shared libraries. 
   
   
   -f 
   format 
   
   
   
   --format= 
   format 
   
  Use the output format 
   format, which can be 
   "bsd", 
   "sysv", or 
   "posix". The default is 
   "bsd". Only the first character of 
   format is significant; it can be either upper or lower case. 
   
   
   -g 
   
   
   
   --extern-only 
   
  Display only external symbols. 
   
   
   -l 
   
   
   
   --line-numbers 
   
  For each symbol, use debugging information to try to find a filename and line number. For a defined symbol, look for the line number of the address of the symbol. For an undefined symbol, look for the line number of a relocation entry which refers to the symbol. If line number information can be found, print it after the other symbol information. 
   
   
   -n 
   
   
   
   -v 
   
   
   
   --numeric-sort 
   
  Sort symbols numerically by their addresses, rather than alphabetically by their names. 
   
   
   -p 
   
   
   
   --no-sort 
   
  Do not bother to sort the symbols in any order; print them in the order encountered. 
   
   
   -P 
   
   
   
   --portability 
   
  Use the POSIX.2 standard output format instead of the default format. Equivalent to 
   -f posix. 
   
   
   -S 
   
   
   
   --print-size 
   
  Print size of defined symbols for the 
   "bsd" 
   
   -s 
   
   
   
   --print-armap 
   
  When listing symbols from archive members, include the index: a mapping (stored in the archive by 
   ar or 
   ranlib) of which modules contain definitions for which names. 
   
   
   -r 
   
   
   
   --reverse-sort 
   
  Reverse the order of the sort (whether numeric or alphabetic); let the last come first. 
   
   
   --size-sort 
   
  Sort symbols by size. The size is computed as the difference between the value of the symbol and the value of the symbol with the next higher value. The size of the symbol is printed, rather than the value. 
   
   
   -t 
   radix 
   
   
   
   --radix= 
   radix 
   
  Use 
   radix as the radix for printing the symbol values. It must be 
   d for decimal, 
   o for octal, or 
   x for hexadecimal. 
   
   
   --target= 
   bfdname 
   
  Specify an object code format other than your system's default format. 
   
   
   -u 
   
   
   
   --undefined-only 
   
  Display only undefined symbols (those external to each object file). 
   
   
   --defined-only 
   
  Display only defined symbols for each object file. 
   
   
   -V 
   
   
   
   --version 
   
  Show the version number of 
   nm and exit. 
   
   
   -X 
   
  This option is ignored for compatibility with the AIX version of 
   nm. It takes one parameter which must be the string 
   32_64. The default mode of AIX 
   nm corresponds to 
   -X 32, which is not supported by GNU 
   nm. 
   
   
   --help 
   
  Show a summary of the options to 
   nm and exit.