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/usr/bin/fdtdump

Device Tree Compiler (dtc) for compiling and manipulating device tree source and binary files

From device-tree-compiler 1.8.1-r5 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running fdtdump --help (exit 0). permalink

**** fdtdump is a low-level debugging tool, not meant for general use.
**** If you want to decompile a dtb, you probably want
****     dtc -I dtb -O dts <filename>

Usage: fdtdump [options] <file>

Options: -[dshV]
  -d, --debug   Dump debug information while decoding the file
  -s, --scan    Scan for an embedded fdt in file
  -h, --help    Print this help and exit
  -V, --version Print version and exit
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-d, --debugDump debug information while decoding the filehelp
-s, --scanScan for an embedded fdt in filehelp
-h, --helpPrint this help and exithelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.