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17 lsfd - list file descriptors
25 *lsfd* is intended to be a modern replacement for *lsof*(8) on Linux systems.
26 Unlike *lsof*, *lsfd* is specialized to Linux kernel; it supports Linux
27 specific features like namespaces with simpler code. *lsfd* is not a
28 drop-in replacement for *lsof*; they are different in the command line
29 interface and output formats.
31 The default output is subject to change. So whenever possible, you should avoid using
32 default outputs in your scripts. Always explicitly define expected columns by using
33 *--output* _columns-list_ in environments where a stable output is required.
35 *lsfd* uses Libsmartcols for output formatting and filtering. See the description of *--output*
36 option for customizing the output format, and *--filter* option for filtering. Use *lsfd --help*
37 to get a list of all available columns.
42 List in threads level.
45 Use JSON output format.
47 *-n*, *--noheadings*::
50 *-o*, *--output* _list_::
51 Specify which output columns to print. See the *OUTPUT COLUMNS*
52 section for details of available columns.
54 The default list of columns may be extended if _list_ is specified in
55 the format +_list_ (e.g., *lsfd -o +DELETED*).
58 Use raw output format.
61 Don't truncate text in columns.
63 *-p*, *--pid* _pids_::
64 Collect information only for specified processes.
65 _pids_ is a list of pids. A comma or whitespaces can be used as separators.
66 You can use this option with *pidof*(1). See *FILTER EXAMPLES*.
68 Both *-Q* option with an expression including PID, e.g. -Q (PID == 1),
69 and *-p* option, e.g. -p 1, may print the same output but using *-p*
70 option is much more efficient because *-p* option works at a much earlier
71 stage of processing than the *-Q* option.
73 *-i*[4|6], *--inet*[=4|=6]::
74 List only IPv4 sockets and/or IPv6 sockets.
76 *-Q*, *--filter* _expr_::
77 Print only the files matching the condition represented by the _expr_.
78 See also *FILTER EXAMPLES*.
80 *-C*, *--counter* __label__:__filter_expr__::
81 Define a custom counter used in *--summary* output. *lsfd* makes a
82 counter named _label_. During collect information, *lsfd* counts files
83 matching _filter_expr_, and stores the counted number to the
84 counter named _label_. *lsfd* applies filters defined with *--filter*
85 options before counting; files excluded by the filters are not counted.
87 See *FILTER EXPRESSION* about _filter_expr_.
88 _label_ should not include `{` nor `:`. You can define multiple
89 counters by specifying this option multiple times.
91 See also *COUNTER EXAMPLES*.
93 *--summary*[=_when_]::
94 This option controls summary lines output. The optional argument _when_
95 can be *only*, *append* or *never*. If the _when_ argument is omitted,
96 it defaults to *only*.
98 The summary reports counters. A counter consists of a label and an
99 integer value. *--counter* is the option for defining a counter. If
100 a user defines no counter, *lsfd* uses the definitions of pre-defined
101 built-in counters (default counters) to make the summary output.
103 CAUTION{colon} Using *--summary* and *--json* may make the output broken. Only combining *--summary*=*only* and *--json* is valid.
104 //TRANSLATORS: Keep {colon} untranslated.
107 Dump the internal data structure for the filter and exit. This is useful
108 only for *lsfd* developers.
111 Dump the definition of counters used in *--summary* output.
113 *-H*, *--list-columns*::
114 List available columns that you can specify at *--output* option.
116 include::man-common/help-version.adoc[]
120 Each column has a type. Types are surround by < and >.
122 //TRANSLATORS: Keep {colon} untranslated.
123 CAUTION{colon} The names and types of columns are not stable yet.
124 They may be changed in the future releases.
126 AINODECLASS <``string``>::
127 Class of anonymous inode.
130 Association between file and process.
132 BLKDRV <``string``>::
133 Block device driver name resolved by `/proc/devices`.
135 BPF-MAP.ID <``number``>::
138 BPF-MAP.TYPE <``string``>::
139 Decoded name of bpf map type.
141 BPF-MAP.TYPE.RAW <``number``>::
144 BPF.NAME <``string``>::
147 BPF-PROG.ID <``number``>::
150 BPF-PROG.TYPE <``string``>::
151 Decoded name of bpf program type.
153 BPF-PROG.TYPE.RAW <``number``>::
154 Bpf program type (raw).
156 CHRDRV <``string``>::
157 Character device driver name resolved by `/proc/devices`.
159 COMMAND <``string``>::
160 Command of the process opening the file.
162 DELETED <``boolean``>::
163 Reachability from the file system.
166 ID of the device containing the file.
168 DEVTYPE <``string``>::
169 Device type (`blk`, `char`, or `nodev`).
171 ENDPOINT <``string``>::
172 IPC endpoints information communicated with the fd.
174 *lsfd* collects endpoints within the processes that
175 *lsfd* scans; *lsfd* may miss some endpoints
176 if you limits the processes with *-p* option.
178 The format of the column depends on the object associated
183 _PID_,_COMMAND_,_ASSOC_[-r][-w]
185 The last characters ([-r][-w]) represents the read and/or
186 write mode of the endpoint.
189 _PID_,_COMMAND_,_ASSOC_
192 _PID_,_COMMAND_,_ASSOC_[-r?][-w?]
194 About the last characters ([-r?][-w?]), see the description
197 EVENTFD.ID <``number``>::
200 EVENTPOLL.TFDS <``string``>::
201 File descriptors targeted by the eventpoll file.
204 File descriptor for the file.
207 Flags specified when opening the file.
210 User ID number of the file's owner.
212 INET.LADDR <``string``>::
215 INET.RADDR <``string``>::
218 INET6.LADDR <``string``>::
221 INET6.RADDR <``string``>::
227 INOTIFY.INODES <``string``>::
228 Cooked version of INOTIFY.INODES.RAW.
229 The format of the element is
230 _inode-number_,_source-of-inode_.
232 INOTIFY.INODES.RAW <``string``>::
233 List of monitoring inodes. The format of the element
234 is _inode-number_,_device-major_:_device-minor_.
238 // It seems that the manpage backend of asciidoctor has limitations
239 // about emitting text with nested face specifications like:
243 // Not only u but also p is decorated with underline.
245 Raw file name extracted from
246 from ``/proc/``_pid_``/fd/``_fd_ or ``/proc/``_pid_``/map_files/``_region_.
248 KTHREAD <``boolean``>::
249 Whether the process is a kernel thread or not.
251 MAJ:MIN <``string``>::
252 Device ID for special, or ID of device containing file.
254 MAPLEN <``number``>::
255 Length of file mapping (in page).
257 MISCDEV <``string``>::
258 Misc character device name resolved by `/proc/misc`.
267 Cooked version of KNAME. It is mostly same as KNAME.
269 Some files have special formats and information sources:
272 id=_BPF-MAP.ID_ type=_BPF-MAP.TYPE_[ name=_BPF.NAME_]
275 id=_BPF-PROG.ID_ type=_BPF-PROG.TYPE_[ name=_BPF.NAME_]
278 tfds=_EVENTPOLL.TFDS_
284 inodes=_INOTIFY.INODES_
290 protocol=_NETLINK.PROTOCOL_[ lport=_NETLINK.LPORT_[ group=_NETLINK.GROUPS_]]
293 type=_SOCK.TYPE_[ protocol=_PACKET.PROTOCOL_][ iface=_PACKET.IFACE_]
296 pid=_TARGET-PID_ comm=_TARGET-COMMAND_ nspid=_TARGET-NSPIDS_
298 *lsfd* extracts _TARGET-PID_ and _TARGET-NSPIDS_ from
299 ``/proc/``_pid_``/fdinfo/``_fd_.
302 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ id=_PING.ID_][ laddr=_INET.LADDR_ [ raddr=_INET.RADDR_]]
305 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ id=_PING.ID_][ laddr=_INET6.LADDR_ [ raddr=_INET6.RADDR_]]
308 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ protocol=_RAW.PROTOCOL_ [ laddr=_INET.LADDR_ [ raddr=_INET.RADDR_]]]
311 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ protocol=_RAW.PROTOCOL_ [ laddr=_INET6.LADDR_ [ raddr=_INET6.RADDR_]]]
318 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ laddr=_TCP.LADDR_ [ raddr=_TCP.RADDR_]]
321 clockid=_TIMERFD.CLOCKID_[ remaining=_TIMERFD.REMAINING_ [ interval=_TIMERFD.INTERVAL_]]
325 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ laddr=_UDP.LADDR_ [ raddr=_UDP.RADDR_]]
327 *lsfd* hides ``raddr=`` if _UDP.RADDR_ is ``0.0.0.0`` and _UDP.RPORT_ is 0.
331 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ laddr=_UDPLITE.LADDR_ [ raddr=_UDPLITE.RADDR_]]
334 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ path=_UNIX.PATH_]
337 state=_SOCK.STATE_[ path=_UNIX.PATH_] type=_SOCK.TYPE_
340 Note that `(deleted)` markers are removed from this column.
341 Refer to _KNAME_, _DELETED_, or _XMODE_ to know the
342 readability of the file from the file system.
345 NETLINK.GROUPS <``number``>::
346 Netlink multicast groups.
348 NETLINK.LPORT <``number``>::
349 Netlink local port id.
351 NETLINK.PROTOCOL <``string``>::
357 NS.NAME <``string``>::
358 Name (_NS.TYPE_:[_INODE_]) of the namespace specified with the file.
360 NS.TYPE <``string``>::
361 Type of the namespace specified with the file.
362 The type is `mnt`, `cgroup`, `uts`, `ipc`, `user`, `pid`, `net`,
363 `time`, or `unknown`.
368 PACKET.IFACE <``string``>::
369 Interface name associated with the packet socket.
371 PACKET.PROTOCOL <``string``>::
372 L3 protocol associated with the packet socket.
374 PARTITION <``string``>::
375 Block device name resolved by `/proc/partition`.
378 PID of the process opening the file.
380 PIDFD.COMM <``string``>::
381 Command of the process targeted by the pidfd.
383 PIDFD.NSPID <``string``>::
384 Value of NSpid field in ``/proc/``_pid_``/fdinfo/``_fd_ of the pidfd.
386 Quoted from kernel/fork.c of Linux source tree:
389 If pid namespaces are supported then this function will also print
390 the pid of a given pidfd refers to for all descendant pid namespaces
391 starting from the current pid namespace of the instance, i.e. the
392 Pid field and the first entry in the NSpid field will be identical.
394 Note that this differs from the Pid and NSpid fields in
395 /proc/<pid>/status where Pid and NSpid are always shown relative to
396 the pid namespace of the procfs instance.
399 PIDFD.PID <``number``>::
400 PID of the process targeted by the pidfd.
403 ICMP echo request id used on the PING socket.
408 RAW.PROTOCOL <``number``>::
409 Protocol number of the raw socket.
412 Device ID (if special file).
414 SIGNALFD.MASK <``string``>::
420 SOCK.LISTENING <``boolean``>::
423 SOCK.NETS <``number``>::
424 Inode identifying network namespace where the socket belongs to.
426 SOCK.PROTONAME <``string``>::
429 SOCK.SHUTDOWN <``string``>::
430 Shutdown state of socket.
433 If the first character is _r_, the receptions are allowed.
434 If it is _-_, the receptions are disallowed.
435 If it is _?_, the state is unknown.
438 If the second character is _w_, the transmissions are allowed.
439 If it is _-_, the transmissions are disallowed.
440 If it is _?_, the state is unknown.
442 SOCK.STATE <``string``>::
445 SOCK.TYPE <``string``>::
446 Type of socket. Here type means the second parameter of
457 SOURCE <``string``>::
458 File system, partition, or device containing the file.
460 STTYPE <``string``>::
461 Raw file types returned from *stat*(2): BLK, CHR, DIR, FIFO, LINK, REG, SOCK, or UNKN.
463 TCP.LADDR <``string``>::
464 Local L3 (INET.LADDR or INET6.LADDR) address and local TCP port.
466 TCP.LPORT <``number``>::
469 TCP.RADDR <``string``>::
470 Remote L3 (INET.RADDR or INET6.RADDR) address and remote TCP port.
472 TCP.RPORT <``number``>::
476 Thread ID of the process opening the file.
478 TIMERFD.CLOCKID <``string``>::
481 TIMERFD.INTERVAL <``number``>::
484 TIMERFD.REMAINING <``number``>::
487 TUN.IFACE <``string``>::
488 Network intrface behind the tun device.
491 Cooked version of STTYPE. It is same as STTYPE with exceptions.
492 For SOCK, print the value for SOCK.PROTONAME.
493 For UNKN, print the value for AINODECLASS if SOURCE is anon_inodefs.
495 UDP.LADDR <``string``>::
496 Local IP address and local UDP port.
498 UDP.LPORT <``number``>::
501 UDP.RADDR <``string``>::
502 Remote IP address and remote UDP port.
504 UDP.RPORT <``number``>::
507 UDPLITE.LADDR <``string``>::
508 Local IP address and local UDPLite port.
510 UDPLITE.LPORT <``number``>::
513 UDPLITE.RADDR <``string``>::
514 Remote IP address and remote UDPLite port.
516 UDPLITE.RPORT <``number``>::
522 UNIX.PATH <``string``>::
523 Filesystem pathname for UNIX domain socket.
529 Extended version of _MODE_. This column may grow; new letters may be
530 appended to _XMODE_ when *lsfd* supports a new state of file descriptors
531 and/or memory mappings.
534 opened of mapped for reading. This is also in _MODE_.
537 opened of mapped for writing. This is also in _MODE_.
540 mapped for executing the code. This is also in _MODE_.
543 deleted from the file system. See also _DELETED._.
546 locked or leased. _l_ represents a read, a shared lock or a read lease.
547 _L_ represents a write or an exclusive lock or a write lease. If both
548 read/shared and write/exclusive locks or leases are taken by a file
549 descriptor, _L_ is used as the flag.
552 Multiplexed. If the file descriptor is targeted by a eventpoll file
553 or classical system calls for multiplexing (select, pselect, poll, and
554 ppoll), this bit flag is set. Note that if an invocaiton of the
555 classical system calls is interrupted, *lsfd* may fail to mark _m_
556 on the file descriptors monitored by the invocaiton.
557 See *restart_syscall*(2).
561 *lsfd* evaluates the expression passed to *--filter* option every time
562 before printing a file line. *lsfd* prints the line only if the result
563 of evaluation is `true`.
565 An expression consists of column names, literals and, operators like:
566 `DELETED`, `(PID == 1)`, `(NAME == "/etc/passwd")`, `(PID == 1) && DELETED`.
567 `DELETED`, `PID`, and `NAME` are column names in the example.
568 `1` and "/etc/passwd" are literals.
569 `==` and `&&` are operators.
571 Before evaluation, *lsfd* substitutes column names in the given
572 expression with actual column values in the line. There are three
573 different data types: `boolean`, `string`, and `number`. For columns
574 with a `boolean` type, the value can be stand-alone. For `string` and
575 `number` values, the value must be an operand of an operator, for
576 example, `(PID == 1)`. See *OUTPUT COLUMNS* about the types of
579 Literal is for representing a value directly. See BOOLLIT, STRLIT, and
580 NUMLIT. Different data types have different literal syntax.
582 An operator works with one or two operand(s). An operator has an
583 expectation about the data type(s) of its operands. Giving an
584 unexpected data type to an operator causes a syntax error.
586 Operators taking two operands are `and`, `or`, `eq`, `ne`, `le`, `lt`, `ge`, `gt`, `=~`, `!~`.
587 Alphabetically named operators have C-language
588 flavored aliases: `&&`, `||`, `==`, `!=`, `<`, `<=`, `>=`, and `>`.
590 `!` is the only operator that takes one operand.
592 `eq`, `ne`, and their aliases expect operands have the same data type.
593 Applying these operators return a `boolean`.
595 `and`, `or`, `not` and their aliases expect operands have `boolean` data
596 type. Applying these operators return a `boolean`.
598 `lt`, `le`, `gt`, `ge`, and their aliases expect operands have
599 `number` data types. Applying these operators return a `boolean`.
601 `=~` is for regular expression matching; if a string at the right side
602 matches a regular expression at the left side, the result is true.
603 The right side operand must be a string literal. See STRLIT about the
606 `!~` is a short-hand version of `not (STR =~ PAT)`; it inverts the
611 The current implementation does not define precedences within
612 operators. Use `(` and `)` explicitly for grouping the
613 sub-expressions if your expression uses more than two operators.
615 About `number` typed values, the filter engine supports only
616 non-negative integers, and non-negative floating point numbers.
618 === Semi-formal syntax
620 //TRANSLATORS: In the following messages, translate only the <``variables``>.
623 BOOLEXP0 :: COLUMN <``boolean``> | BOOLLIT | _(_ BOOLEXP _)_
625 BOOLEXP :: BOOLEXP0 | BOOLOP1 | BOOLOP2 | BOOLOP2BL | BOOLOP2CMP | BOOLOP2REG
627 COLUMN :: [\_A-Za-z][-_:A-Za-z0-9]*
629 BOOLOP1 :: _!_ BOOLEXP0 | _not_ BOOLEXP0
631 STREXP :: COLUMN <``string``> | STRLIT
633 NUMEXP :: COLUMN <``number``> | NUMLIT
635 BOOLLIT :: _true_ | _false_
637 CHARS :: ( [^\] | _\\_ | _\'_ | _\"_ )*
639 STRLIT :: _'_ CHARS _'_ | _"_ CHARS _"_
641 NUMLIT :: INTLIT | FNUMLIT
643 INTLIT :: [1-9][0-9]* | _0_
645 FNUMLIT :: INTLIT _._ [0-9][0-9]*
647 BOOLOP2 :: STREXP OP2 STREXP | NUMEXP OP2 NUMEXP | BOOLEXP0 OP2 BOOLEXP0
649 OP2 :: _==_ | _eq_ | _!=_ | _ne_
651 BOOLOP2BL :: BOOLEXP0 OP2BL BOOLEXP0
653 OP2BL :: _&&_ | _and_ | _||_ | _or_
655 BOOLOP2CMP :: NUMEXP OP2CMP NUMEXP
657 OP2CMP :: _<_ | _lt_ | _\<=_ | _le_ | _>_ | _gt_ | _>=_ | _ge_
659 BOOLOP2REG :: STREXP OP2REG STRLIT
661 OP2REG :: _=~_ | _!~_
665 *lsfd* has few options for filtering. In most of cases, what you should
666 know is *-Q* (or *--filter*) option. Combined with *-o* (or
667 *--output*) option, you can customize the output as you want.
669 //TRANSLATORS: In the following messages, don't forget to add whitespace at the end!
670 List files associated with PID 1 and PID 2 processes: ::
672 # lsfd -Q '(PID == 1) or (PID == 2)'
675 Do the same in an alternative way: ::
677 # lsfd -Q '(PID == 1) || (PID == 2)'
680 Do the same in a more efficient way: ::
685 Whitescapes can be used instead of a comma: ::
690 Utilize *pidof*(1) for list the files associated with "firefox": ::
692 # lsfd --pid "$(pidof firefox)"
695 List the 1st file descriptor opened by PID 1 process: ::
697 # lsfd -Q '(PID == 1) and (FD == 1)'
700 Do the same in an alternative way: ::
702 # lsfd -Q '(PID == 1) && (FD == 1)'
705 List all running executables: ::
707 # lsfd -Q 'ASSOC == "exe"'
710 Do the same in an alternative way: ::
712 # lsfd -Q 'ASSOC eq "exe"'
715 Do the same but print only file names: ::
717 # lsfd -o NAME -Q 'ASSOC eq "exe"' | sort -u
720 List deleted files associated to processes: ::
725 List non-regular files: ::
727 # lsfd -Q 'TYPE != "REG"'
730 List block devices: ::
732 # lsfd -Q 'DEVTYPE == "blk"'
735 Do the same with TYPE column: ::
737 # lsfd -Q 'TYPE == "BLK"'
740 List files including "dconf" directory in their names: ::
742 # lsfd -Q 'NAME =~ ".\*/dconf/.*"'
745 List files opened in a QEMU virtual machine: ::
747 # lsfd -Q '(COMMAND =~ ".\*qemu.*") and (FD >= 0)'
750 Hide files associated to kernel threads: ::
755 List timerfd files expired within 0.5 seconds: ::
757 # lsfd -Q '(TIMERFD.remaining < 0.5) and (TIMERFD.remaining > 0.0)'
762 Report the numbers of netlink socket descriptors and unix socket descriptors: ::
764 # lsfd --summary=only \
765 -C 'netlink sockets':'(NAME =~ "NETLINK:.*")' \
766 -C 'unix sockets':'(NAME =~ "UNIX:.*")'
772 Do the same but print in JSON format: ::
774 # lsfd --summary=only --json \
775 -C 'netlink sockets':'(NAME =~ "NETLINK:.*")' \
776 -C 'unix sockets':'(NAME =~ "UNIX:.*")'
781 "counter": "netlink sockets"
784 "counter": "unix sockets"
793 The *lsfd* command is part of the util-linux package since v2.38.
797 mailto:yamato@redhat.com[Masatake YAMATO],
798 mailto:kzak@redhat.com[Karel Zak]
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