---
name: "ldd"
section: "1"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ldd"
---

# ldd(1)

list dynamic object dependencies

## NAME

**ldd** – list dynamic object dependencies

## SYNOPSIS

**ldd** *program* *...*

## DESCRIPTION

**ldd** displays the shared objects needed to run *program*. **ldd** uses the DT\_NEEDED tags to determine what dynamic objects are required. To list the objects **ldd** sets the environment variable LD\_TRACE\_LOADED\_OBJECTS and then execs *program*.

## EXIT STATUS

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

## SEE ALSO

[ld.so(1)](/ld.so/1.md), [ldconfig(8)](/ldconfig/8.md)