From ffb003c698cfdaf3aad42c891d5002abbb834847 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Theron Spiegl Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:22:03 -0500 Subject: Update README.md --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index edb1857..7930499 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -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: -- cgit v1.2.3