opensnoop Command Examples

Track file opens on your system. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/opensnoop.1m.html.

• Print all file opens as they occur:

sudo opensnoop

• Track all file opens by a process by name:

sudo opensnoop -n "{{process_name}}"

• Track all file opens by a process by PID:

sudo opensnoop -p {{PID}}

• Track which processes open a specified file:

sudo opensnoop -f {{path/to/file}}