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title: "Parsing ELF Files With readelf"
description: "Parsing ELF Files With readelf — reference document from Claude Code knowledge pack."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readelf
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:37:29.085Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Parsing ELF Files With readelf — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readelf)"
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# Parsing ELF Files With readelf
Parsing ELF Files With readelf — reference document from Claude Code knowledge pack.

## Overview

# Parsing ELF Files With readelf
`readelf` is a utility used to parse and dump ELF information from ELF files. It can be used to dump various ELF sections including DWARF sections.

## Commonly Used Options
- `readelf --help`: Display available options.
- `readelf --debug-dump [debug_section]`: Dump a particular DWARF section (e.g. `addr`, `pubnames`, etc). Can be specified multiple times to dump multiple sections.
- `readelf --dwarf-depth=N`: Do not display DIEs at depth N or greater.
- `readelf --dwarf-start=N`: Display DIE nodes starting at offset N.

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