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Installed Program:
lsof
Installed Libraries:
liblsof.so
Installed Directories:
None
Introduction to lsof
The lsof package is useful to LiSt Open Files for a given running application or process.
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 13.1 platform.
Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof/releases/download/4.99.7/lsof-4.99.7.tar.gz
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Download MD5 sum: 46647a774bb8ba630eb738c3aa1b5275
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Download size: 1.2 MB
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Estimated disk space required: 14 MB (with tests)
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Estimated build time: 0.6 SBU (with tests)
lsof Dependencies
Required
Optional
Nmap-7.991 (with a symbolic link nc pointing to ncat in /usr/bin; used in tests)
Kernel Configuration
To run the tests, the following option should be enabled in the kernel configuration:
General setup ---> [*] POSIX Message Queues [POSIX_MQUEUE]
Installation of lsof
Install lsof by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make
The tests should be run as the root
user. They require that the POSIX message queues are enabled in the
kernel, and that Nmap-7.991 be installed with a symbolic link
/usr/bin/nc pointing to ncat.
make check
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.