explain-strace: Making Strace Output Easier To Read
TL;DR strace is a tool that traces system calls and signals while a progam is running. The output is verbose and can be hard to comprehend at a glance. I built explain-strace, a Python tool that parses strace output and adds human-readable descriptions for each system call, categorizes them (filesystem, network, memory, etc.), and provides summary statistics. The tool evolved from a simple parser to a maintainable system that generates syscall metadata directly from Linux kernel source, keeping pace with kernel updates automatically. ...