---
name: "caprint"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cado"
version: "0.9.6-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/caprint"
---

# caprint(1)

Capability Ambient Print

## NAME

caprint - Capability Ambient Print

## SYNOPSIS

**caprint** \[ OPTIONS \] \[ *pid* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**caprint** shows the ambient capabilities of a running program (whose pid can be specified as an optional parameter, otherwise **caprint**  shows the capabilities of caprint itself).

## OPTIONS

*caprint* accepts the following options:

- **-l** **--long**

  **run in verbose mode. caprint** shows the bitmask for each capability owned by the process and the resulting mask of the capability set.

- **-c** **--compact**

  **emit a compact output (a single line composed of a comma separated list of the capability short names). This output can be copied as a** **capability list for the command cado**(1).

- **-p** **--prompt**

  **this option has been created to provide users with a suitable shell prompt to warn the users of the extra capabilities granted to that shell** **(and of the extra danger in case of running wrong commands).** **As an example, it is possible to set the bash** prompt editing the **.bashrc** in the user's home directory:

  ```
        if which caprint >&/dev/null ; then
          ambient=$(caprint -p)
        fi
        PS1='\u@\h:\w\$$ambient'
  ```

- **-h** **--help**

  **print a short usage banner and exit.**

## SEE ALSO

[**cado**(1)](/cado/1.md), [**capabilities**(7)](/capabilities/7.md),