From: Eugene Syromyatnikov Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:51:13 +0000 (+0100) Subject: README: synchronise with README.md X-Git-Tag: v4.22~82 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b1e1eb7731e50900bb4591a3a71b96ab37e106a8;p=strace README: synchronise with README.md * README: Extend description, reference COPYING. --- diff --git a/README b/README index 9938ae59..31489c01 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ -This is strace, a system call tracer for Linux. +This is strace - a diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace utility +with a traditional command-line interface for Linux. It is used to monitor +and tamper with interactions between processes and the Linux kernel, which +include system calls, signal deliveries, and changes of process state. +The operation of strace is made possible by the kernel feature known as ptrace. strace is released under a Berkeley-style license at the request -of Paul Kranenburg. +of Paul Kranenburg; see the file COPYING for details. See the file CREDITS for a list of authors and other contributors. See the file INSTALL for compilation and installation instructions.