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System Trace is a tool for hackers. | System Trace is a tool for hackers. | ||
Say you have some python application such as [[Reposurgeon]] that you need to understand better. You can attach <code>strace</code> to the <code>< | Say you have some python application such as [[Reposurgeon]] that you need to understand better. You can attach <code>strace</code> to the <code><abbr title="process id">pid</abbr></code> of the running application to see the underlying system calls being made. | ||
<source lang="bash"> | <source lang="bash"> | ||
sudo strace -f -s128 -e trace=open -p$(ps -o lwp= -LC python2 | tail -1) | sudo strace -f -s128 -e trace=open -p$(ps -o lwp= -LC python2 | tail -1) | ||