SOFDSNOOP(8) System Manager's Manual SOFDSNOOP(8)
NAME
sofdsnoop - traces FDs passed by sockets
SYNOPSIS
usage: sofdsnoop [-h] [-T] [-p PID] [-t TID] [-n NAME] [-d DURATION]
DESCRIPTION
Trace file descriptors passed via socket
optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
-T, --timestamp
include timestamp on output
-p PID, --pid PID
trace this PID only
-t TID, --tid TID
trace this TID only
-n NAME, --name NAME
only print process names containing this name
-d DURATION, --duration DURATION
total duration of trace in seconds
EXAMPLES
Trace passed file descriptors
# sofdsnoop
Include timestamps
# sofdsnoop -T
Only trace PID 181
# sofdsnoop -p 181
Only trace TID 123
# sofdsnoop -t 123
Trace for 10 seconds only
# sofdsnoop -d 10
Only print process names containing "main"
# sofdsnoop -n main
SOURCE
This is from bcc.
https://github.com/iovisor/bcc
Also look in the bcc distribution for a companion _examples.txt file
containing example usage, output, and commentary for this tool.
OS
Linux
STABILITY
Unstable - in development.
USER COMMANDS 2019-07-29 SOFDSNOOP(8)
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