nm Command Examples

List symbol names in object files. More information: https://manned.org/nm.

• List global (extern) functions in a file (prefixed with T):

nm {{[-g|--extern-only]}} {{path/to/file.o}}

• List only undefined symbols in a file:

nm {{[-u|--undefined-only]}} {{path/to/file.o}}

• List all symbols, even debugging symbols:

nm {{[-a|--debug-syms]}} {{path/to/file.o}}

• Demangle C++ symbols (make them readable):

nm {{[-C|--demangle]}} {{path/to/file.o}}