On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:00:33 -0600 Darren Kirby wrote: > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Dale <[email protected]> wrote: > > Al wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I want to find out by which file and line the */temp/environment > >> script is run or sourced. > >> > >> As a am always interested in a general way to solve something, I > >> ask if there is a tool, that displays me the order in which files > >> are read by a process. > >> > >> Al > >> > >> > > > > I'm not sure but you may want to check into strace. It may be what > > you are looking for. > > > > strace may do the job in a pinch, but there is almost certainly > something better suited to the task...however I don't know what it is. > You may want to use like this: > > $ strace YourScript 2>&1 | grep open
No need to use grep to find the open operations. strace has a -feopen option, i.e. strace -feopen YourScript > > which will run YourScript and print all open() system calls to the > console. You will have to sort through many unrelated calls (such as > reading shared library calls) but it will show the order in which your > script is opening external files. Presumably you could key in on the > relevant files using more grep calls and pipes... > > > > > Dale > > > > :-) :-) > > > > > > > D > -- > -- > Support the mob or mysteriously disappear... > I'm on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/
