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straceBCC
Free

Free and open source under the LGPL 2.1 or later.

 Free

Free and open source.

Linux, Command line Linux, Command line
  • Traces programs without recompiling them
  • Attaches to already running processes
  • Many ready-made tracing tools
  • Low-overhead tracing through eBPF
  • Linux only
  • Tracing through ptrace slows the traced program
  • Linux only and needs a recent kernel with eBPF support
  • Usually requires root privileges
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-2.1-or-later License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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