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*rpctrace* is -- roughly -- an equivavlent to Linux's *strace* or Solaris' or
BSD's *truss*.  It is used to trace [[remote_procedure_call|rpc]]s a process is
doing.

See `rpctrace --help` about how to use it.


# Issues and Patches

[[!tag open_issue_hurd]]

* <http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?2104> -- don't assert that local port names
  are valid
* <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?3939> -- `rpctrace`d program hangs when signal
  that terminates or suspends it is sent
  * <http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?1633> -- terminated with `C-c` `rpctrace`d
    programs hang
* <http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?5580> -- more readable output

* IRC, unknown channel, unknown date

        <youpi> how to rpctrace a translator ?
        <youpi> ah, just settrans /usr/bin/rpctrace...
        <youpi> hum, it hung, and killing it got a Mach panic (thread in unexpected
          state) ...

* IRC, unknown channel, unknown date

        <antrik> hm... for a funny effect, try running rpctrace on
          /servers/socket/1, and then use dpkg... ;-)