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objdump

GNU disassembler — prints assembly + section info for any object file.

Forensics & RE

$ objdump --help

objdump

// what it is

Description

Part of binutils. Less interactive than Ghidra/IDA but always present and scriptable. The fallback when you have nothing else.

// use cases

What people use it for

  • Quick disassembly without launching a GUI
  • CI-pipeline binary inspection

// commands

The commands you'll type

Full disassembly

$ objdump -d ./binary

Section headers

$ objdump -h ./binary

// facts

category
Forensics & RE
platforms
LIN · MAC
license
FOSS
difficulty
Intermediate

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