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Is there a human readable strace alternative?

rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 1963 / 3 Years ago, sat, october 9, 2021, 11:27:56

I want to know what files a process accesses. strace can provide me with that information, but the output of strace is rather "raw". Is there anything that provides similar functionality, but in a more human readable fashion (i.e. filter out libraries, highlight files in the $HOME directory, provide statistics on how often stuff is accessed, etc.)?

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answered 3 Years ago ingssex · Accepted Answer

A guy called Ole Tange coded the tool that you're describing. Take a look here https://gitlab.com/ole.tange/tangetools/tree/master/tracefile. The tracefile is essentially a shell script, so make it executable and run it. The .pod file is a manual that describes how to use it.