---
name: "ctfconvert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ctfutils"
version: "10.3~svn297264-2+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ctfconvert"
---

# ctfconvert(1)

convert debug data to CTF data

## NAME

**ctfconvert** – convert debug data to CTF data

## SYNOPSIS

**ctfconvert** \[**-gis**\] **-l** *label* **-L** *labelenv* \[**-o** *outfile*\] object\_file

## DESCRIPTION

The **ctfconvert** utility converts debug information from a binary file to CTF data and replaces the debug section of that file with a CTF section called SUNW\_ctf. This new section is added to the input file, unless the -o option is present. You can also opt to keep the original debugging section with the -g option.

The following options are available:

- **-l** *label*

  Sets the label as *label*.

- **-L** *labelenv*

  Instructs **ctfconvert** to read the label from the environment variable *labelenv*.

- **-g**

  Don't delete the original debugging section.

- **-i**

  Ignore object files built from other languages than C.

- **-s**

  Use the .dynsym ELF section instead of the .symtab ELF section.

- **-o** *outfile*

  Write the output to file in *outfile*.

## EXIT STATUS

The **ctfconvert** utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## SEE ALSO

[ctfmerge(1)](/ctfmerge/1.md), [ctfdump(1)](/ctfdump/1.md)

## HISTORY

The **ctfconvert** utility first appeared in FreeBSD 7.0.

## AUTHORS

The CTF utilities came from OpenSolaris.