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ldd as a tree
Source code at GitHub https://github.com/haampie/libtree
haampie/libtree.json
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libtree

Section titled “libtree”

A tool that:

  • :deciduous_tree: turns ldd into a tree
  • :point_up: explains how shared libraries are found or why they cannot be located

![Screenshot of libtree]!(doc/screenshot.png)

Output

Section titled “Output”

By default, certain standard dependencies are not shown. For more verbose output use

  • libtree -v Show libraries skipped by default
  • libtree -vv Show dependencies of libraries skipped by default
  • libtree -vvv Show dependencies of already encountered libraries

Use the --path or -p flags to show paths rather than sonames:

  • libtree -p $(which tar)

Use --max-depth to limit the recursion depth.

Install

Section titled “Install”

  • Prebuilt binaries for v3.1.1

    archsha256sum
    aarch64 (linux)c5d4fbcd4e3fb46f02c028532f60fcf1c92f7c6aad5b07a991c67550c2554862
    armv6l (linux)16f5a7503a095bd88ebc5e21ec4ba8337c5d9712cac355bf89399c9e6beef661
    armv7l (linux)17f493621e7cc651e2bddef207c1554a64a114e1c907dbe5b79ff0e97180b29e
    i686 (linux)230a163c20f4a88a983d8647a9aa793317be6556e2c6a79e8a6295389e651ef5
    x86_64 (linux)49218482f89648972ea4ef38cf986e85268efd1ce8f27fe14b23124bca009e6f

  • Fedora / RHEL / CentOS

    Terminal window
    $ dnf install epel-release # For RHEL and derivatives enable EPEL first
    $ dnf install libtree-ldd

  • Ubuntu 22.04+

    Terminal window
    apt-get install libtree

  • GNU Guix

    Terminal window
    guix install libtree

  • Older release v2.0.0

Building from sources

Section titled “Building from sources”

libtree requires a C compiler that understands c99

git clone https://github.com/haampie/libtree.git
cd libtree
make # recommended: LDFLAGS=-static
Or use the following unsafe quick install instructions 
curl -Lfs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haampie/libtree/master/libtree.c | ${CC:-cc} -o libtree -x c - -std=c99 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64