Command for finding dependencies of an executable

Question

If I have a shared library called libAlpha.so, then in Ubuntu I can find its dependencies by running the command ldd libAlpha.

Is there a similar command in Ubuntu to find the dependencies of an executable?

Some executables *require* some plugins but load them at runtime using `dlopen` (so `ldd` won't show you that). You could also use `pmap` or `cat /proc/$(pidof executable)/maps` to understand the actually used shared libraries. — Basile Starynkevitch, Jan 08 '15 at 12:28

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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ldd should work for executables.

You can also try readelf -d (shows only direct dependencies).

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

Community

answered Jan 08 '15 at 12:26

manlio

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '15 at 12:27

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lddworks fine on executables too.

Just pass the path to the executable : ldd /bin/ls

answered Jan 08 '15 at 12:27

dkg

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