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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
Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.
Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof/releases/download/4.99.6/lsof-4.99.6.tar.gz
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Download MD5 sum: cae73a994aa9c075252b99bb6a613eaa
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Download size: 1.1 MB
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Estimated disk space required: 13 MB (with tests)
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Estimated build time: 0.6 SBU (with tests)
lsof Dependencies
Required
Optional
Nmap-7.98 (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-7.98 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.