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| author | Theron Spiegl <tspiegl@gmail.com> | 2020-06-30 18:22:03 -0500 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-06-30 18:22:03 -0500 |
| commit | ffb003c698cfdaf3aad42c891d5002abbb834847 (patch) | |
| tree | bd5ee35cad3e16a03576065ddb7e61e3c4c2e216 | |
| parent | 9b9e1489608f774dfe18e9e165e3fdd9df2c6242 (diff) | |
Update README.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # whatfiles -Whatfiles is a Linux utility that logs what files other programs read/write/create/delete on your system. It traces any new processes and threads that are created as well. +Whatfiles is a Linux utility that logs what files another program reads/writes/creates/deletes on your system. It traces any new processes and threads that are created by the targeted process as well. ## Rationale: I've long been frustrated at the lack of a simple utility to see which files a process touches from `main()` to exit. Whether you don't trust a software vendor or are concerned about malware, it's important to be able to know what a program or installer does to your system. `lsof` only observes a moment in time and `strace` is large and somewhat complicated. @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $ cd whatfiles $ make $ sudo make install ``` -Only supports x86_64 and ARM32. (ARM written/tested on a Raspberry Pi 4 with Cortex A72 64-bit running in compatibility mode for 32-bit Raspbian. Should work on all Raspberry Pis, please create an issue if it doesn't.) +Supports x86_64, ARM32, and ARM64 architectures. Both ARM versions written on a Raspberry Pi 4 with normal Raspbian and the new 64-bit beta. ## Questions that could be asked at some point: |