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pspax(1)

pspax - list ELF/PaX information about running processes

PSPAX(1) Documentation for pax-utils PSPAX(1)

pspax - list ELF/PaX information about running processes


.HP 144u


pspax
[options]
ELFs


.PP pspax is a user-space utility that scans the proc directory and list ELF types, as well as their respective PaX flags and filenames and attributes. Depending on build options, it may additionally display the process running set of capabilities.


.PP -a, --all


Show all processes


.RE
.PP -e, --header


Print GNU_STACK/PT_LOAD markings


.RE
.PP -i, --ipaddr


Print ipaddr info if supported


.RE
.PP -p, --pid PID


Only process specified process id


.RE
.PP -u, --user UID


Process user/uid #


.RE
.PP -g, --group GID


Process group/gid #


.RE
.PP -n, --nx


Only display w^x processes


.RE
.PP -w, --wx


Only display w|x processes


.RE
.PP -v, --verbose


Be verbose (can be used more than once)


.RE
.PP -B, --nobanner


Don't display the header


.RE
.PP -h, --help


Show condensed usage and exit


.RE
.PP -V, --version


Print version and exit


.RE


.PP https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Hardened/PaX_Utilities


.PP Please include as much information as possible (using any available debugging options) and send bug reports to the maintainers (see the AUTHORS section). Please use the Gentoo bugzilla at https://bugs.gentoo.org/ if possible.


.PP chpax(1), dumpelf(1), paxctl(1), pspax(1), readelf(1), scanelf(1), elf(5)

Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org>

Maintainer

Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>

Maintainer

Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org>

Mach-O Maintainer

1.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Hardened/PaX_Utilities
2.
https://bugs.gentoo.org/
09/30/2026 pax-utils 1.3.11

pax-utils 1.3.11-r3 · os · ingested 2026-10-01