---
name: "pldd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pldd"
---

# pldd(1)

display dynamic shared objects linked into a process

## NAME

pldd - display dynamic shared objects linked into a process

## SYNOPSIS

**pldd** *pid*

**pldd** *option*

## DESCRIPTION

The **pldd** command displays a list of the dynamic shared objects (DSOs) that are linked into the process with the specified process ID (PID). The list includes the libraries that have been dynamically loaded using [**dlopen**(3)](/dlopen/3.md).

## OPTIONS

- **--help** **-?**

  Display a help message and exit.

- **--usage**

  Display a short usage message and exit.

- **--version** **-V**

  Display program version information and exit.

## EXIT STATUS

On success, **pldd** exits with the status 0. If the specified process does not exist, the user does not have permission to access its dynamic shared object list, or no command-line arguments are supplied, **pldd** exists with a status of 1. If given an invalid option, it exits with the status 64.

## VERSIONS

Some other systems have a similar command.

## STANDARDS

None.

## HISTORY

glibc 2.15.

## NOTES

The command

```
lsof -p PID
```

also shows output that includes the dynamic shared objects that are linked into a process.

The [**gdb**(1)](/gdb/1.md) *info shared* command also shows the shared libraries being used by a process, so that one can obtain similar output to **pldd** using a command such as the following (to monitor the process with the specified *pid*):

```
$ gdb -ex "set confirm off" \
      -ex "set height 0" \
      -ex "info shared" \
      -ex "quit" \
      -p $pid \
| grep '^0x.*0x';
```

## BUGS

From glibc 2.19 to glibc 2.29, **pldd** was broken: it just hung when executed. This problem was fixed in glibc 2.30, and the fix has been backported to earlier glibc versions in some distributions.

## EXAMPLES

```
$ echo $$;               # Display PID of shell
1143
$ pldd $$;               # Display DSOs linked into the shell
1143:   /usr/bin/bash
linux-vdso.so.1
/lib64/libtinfo.so.5
/lib64/libdl.so.2
/lib64/libc.so.6
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
/lib64/libnss_files.so.2
```

## SEE ALSO

[**ldd**(1)](/ldd/1.md), **lsof**(1), [**dlopen**(3)](/dlopen/3.md), [**ld.so**(8)](/ld.so/8.md)