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ltrace vs SystemTap

A side-by-side look at ltrace and SystemTap. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

ltrace

ltrace

Development

ltrace is a debugging utility that intercepts and records dynamic library calls which are called by an executed process. It can be used to trace calls made by programs to shared libraries and helps debug issues caused by dynamic linking.

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SystemTap

SystemTap

Development

SystemTap is an open source scripting language and tool for dynamically tracing Linux systems. It provides information about a running Linux system to help diagnose performance or functional problems.

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