---
name: "dtc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "device-tree-compiler"
version: "1.7.2-2+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dtc"
---

# dtc(1)

Device Tree Compiler

## NAME

**dtc** - Device Tree Compiler

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/bin/dtc** \[options\] \<input file\>

## DESCRIPTION

Device Tree Compiler, dtc, takes as input a device-tree in a given format and outputs a device-tree in another format for booting kernels on embedded systems. Typically, the input format is "dts", a human readable source format, and creates a "dtb", or binary format as output.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Display help text.

- **-q**

  Quiet:

-

  **-q** - Suppress warnings.\
   **-qq** - Suppress errors.\
   **-qqq** - Suppress all.

- **-I** \<input format\>

  -

  Input formats are:

-

  **dts** - device tree source text\
   **dtb** - device tree blob\
   **fs** - /proc/device-tree style directory

- **-o** \<output file\>

  -

  Dump the result into a file, instead of stdout.

- **-O** \<output format\>

  -

  Output formats are:

-

  **dts** - device tree source text\
   **dtb** - device tree blob\
   **asm** - assembler source

- **-V** \<output version\>

  -

  Blob version to produce. The default is 17 (only relevant for dtb and asm output).

- **-d** \<output dependency file\>

  - **-R** \<number\>

  -

  Make space for \<number\> reserve map entries (only relevant for dtb and asm output).

- **-S** \<bytes\>

  -

  Make the blob at least \<bytes\> long (extra space).

- **-p** \<bytes\>

  -

  Add padding to the blob of \<bytes\> long (extra space)

**-b** \<number\>

-

  Set the physical boot CPU.

- **-f**

  -

  Force - try to produce output even if the input tree has errors.

- **-s**

  -

  Sort nodes and properties before outputting (only useful for comparing trees)

- **-v**

  Print DTC version and exit.

- **-H** \<phandle format\>

  -

  phandle formats are:

-

  **legacy** - "linux,phandle" properties only\
   **epapr** - "phandle" properties only\
   **both** - Both "linux,phandle" and "phandle" properties

## AUTHOR

**dtc** was written by David Gibson \<david@gibson.dropbear.id.au\>. Since April 1, 2006, Jon Loeliger \<jdl@jdl.com\> assumes maintainership.

This manual page was originally written by Aurélien GÉRÔME \<ag@roxor.cx\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

This manual page is currently maintained and update it by Héctor Orón \<zumbi@debian.org\>, for the Debian project.