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/usr/bin/enosys

Misc binaries for util-linux

From util-linux-misc 2.42.4-r2 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running enosys --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
 enosys [options] <command>

Block certain system calls while running a command.

Options:
 -s, --syscall <name>|<nr>    system call to block
 -i, --ioctl <name>|<nr>      ioctl to block
 -l, --list                   list known system calls
 -m, --list-ioctl             list known ioctls
 -d, --dump[=<file>]          dump bytecode of seccomp filter

 -h, --help              display this help
 -V, --version           display version

For more details see enosys(1).
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-s, --syscall name>|<nrSyscall to block with ENOSYS.help + man
-i, --ioctl name>|<nrIoctl to block with ENOTTY.help + man
-l, --listList syscalls known to enosys.help + man
-m, --list-ioctlList ioctls known to enosys.help + man
-d, --dump fileDump seccomp bytecode filter to standard output.help + man
-h, --helpDisplay help text and exit.help + man
-V, --versionDisplay version and exit.help + man
Exit status (2) from the manual page
1internal error
2system does not provide the necessary functionality
Examples (6) from the manual page, untested

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