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strace [opts] [prg]
-f .......... follow child processes on fork(2)
-p <pid> .... attach to running process
- -s <size> ... max string size (default: 32)
+ -s <size> ... max string size, truncate of longer (default: 32)
-e <expr> ... expression for trace filtering
-o <file> ... log output into <file>
-c .......... dump syscall statitics at the end
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# Examples
-Trace `'open & socket` syscalls for a running process + childs.
+Trace `open(2)` & `socket(2)` syscalls for a running process + child processes:
```markdown
-strace -f -p <pid> -e trace=open,socket
+strace -f -e trace=open,socket -p <pid>
```
-Trace signals delivered to a running process.
+Trace signals delivered to a running process:
```markdown
-strace -f -p <pid> -e signal
+strace -f -e signal -p <pid>
```