debug: debug: For debugging the runtime linking of an application: debug: LD_DEBUG=token1,token2 prog debug: enables diagnostics to the stderr. The additional option: debug: LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT=file debug: redirects the diagnostics to an output file created using debug: the specified name and the process id as a suffix. All debug: diagnostics are prepended with the process id. debug: debug: For debugging the link-editing of an application: debug: LD_OPTIONS=-Dtoken1,token2 cc -o prog ... debug: or, debug: ld -Dtoken1,token2 -o prog ... debug: where placement of -D on the command line is significant, debug: and options can be switched off by prepending with `!'. debug: debug: debug: args display input argument processing (ld only) debug: basic provide basic trace information/warnings debug: bindings display symbol binding; detail flag shows absolute:relative debug: addresses (ld.so.1 only) debug: detail provide more information in conjunction with other options debug: entry display entrance criteria descriptors (ld only) debug: files display input file processing (files and libraries) debug: help display this help message debug: libs display library search paths; detail flag shows actual debug: library lookup (-l) processing debug: map display map file processing (ld only) debug: move display move section processing debug: reloc display relocation processing debug: sections display input section processing (ld only) debug: segments display available output segments and address/offset debug: processing; detail flag shows associated sections (ld only) debug: support display support library processing (ld only) debug: symbols display symbol table processing; debug: detail flag shows resolution and linker table addition debug: versions display version processing debug: audit display runtime link-audit processing (ld.so.1 only) debug: got display GOT symbol information (ld only)