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This article explains the powerful Linux strace command by explaining its capabilities using practical examples.
Trying to run a program but facing weird errors? Well, most of the Linux users might have faced this situation. Many of us either spend hours searching on internet about the problem or wait for days on forums to get a reply. Sometimes we even give up and un-install the program. Very few of us know that there exists a Linux command line utility that can well be a good starting point for debugging these kind of problems. I am talking about the Linux strace command.
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