getpcaps command

getpcaps shows the available process capabilities

• Installation
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  • Arch Linux
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  • openSUSE
  • Ubuntu
• Usage

Introduction into getpcaps

The getpcaps is a small utility to show process capabilities. This may help better understanding the available Linux capabilities that are available to a running process. While the tool has some parameters, for its basic purpose it just requires a PID .

Installation

When getpcaps is not installed by default, it can be added to the system using the relevant software package.

Package information for getpcaps

dnf install libcap

pacman -S libcap

apt install libcap2-bin

dnf install libcap

dnf install libcap

dnf install libcap

zypper install libcap-progs

apt install libcap2-bin

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Usage

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the getpcaps command and its purpose?

The getpcaps command is a command-line tool to show any process capabilities.

Which package provides the getpcaps command?

The command getpcaps is provided by the libcap, libcap-progs, or libcap2-bin package.

Relevant articles using the getpcaps command

The following articles include an example on how to use getpcaps and might be worth further exploring.

• Linux capabilities 101

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