strace ☆

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Description:
Diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool for the Linux kernel

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: debugging tracing system-calls linux diagnostics

Install: brew install strace

About:
Strace is a powerful diagnostic tool that intercepts and records system calls made by a process and the signals received. It provides detailed visibility into how a program interacts with the Linux kernel, making it indispensable for troubleshooting complex software issues. This allows developers and administrators to understand application behavior without needing access to source code.

Key Features:

Detailed system call tracing
Signal interception and monitoring
Process attachment to running applications
Filtering and output formatting options

Use Cases:

Debugging permission denied errors
Analyzing application startup and file I/O
Investigating network connectivity issues
Reverse engineering binary behavior

Alternatives:

ltrace – Traces library calls instead of system calls, focusing on user-space library interactions.
dtrace – A comprehensive dynamic tracing framework, more complex but with broader kernel instrumentation capabilities.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 18, 2024 3:57pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	c87830e3