Section 1 · User commands

llvm-install-name-tool.1

Package: llvm

LLVM-INSTALL-NAME-TOOL

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
EXIT STATUS
BUGS
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT

NAME

llvm-install-name-tool − LLVM tool for manipulating install-names and rpaths

SYNOPSIS

llvm−install−name−tool [options] input

DESCRIPTION

llvm−install−name−tool is a tool to manipulate dynamic shared library install names and rpaths listed in a Mach−O binary.

For most scenarios, it works as a drop−in replacement for Apple’s install_name_tool.

OPTIONS

At least one of the following options are required, and some options can be combined with other options. Options −add_rpath, −delete_rpath, and −rpath can be combined in an invocation only if they do not share the same <rpath> value. **
−add_rpath <rpath>**

Add an rpath named <rpath> to the specified binary. Can be specified multiple times to add multiple rpaths. Throws an error if <rpath> is already listed in the binary.

−change <old_install_name> <new_install_name>

Change an install name <old_install_name> to <new_install_name> in the specified binary. Can be specified multiple times to change multiple dependent shared library install names. Option is ignored if <old_install_name> is not listed in the specified binary.

−delete_rpath <rpath>

Delete an rpath named <rpath> from the specified binary. Can be specified multiple times to delete multiple rpaths. Throws an error if <rpath> is not listed in the binary.

−delete_all_rpaths

Deletes all rpaths from the binary.

−−help, −h

Print a summary of command line options.

−id <name>

Change shared library’s identification name under LC_ID_DYLIB to <name> in the specified binary. If specified multiple times, only the last −id option is selected. Option is ignored if the specified Mach−O binary is not a dynamic shared library.

−rpath <old_rpath> <new_rpath>

Change an rpath named <old_rpath> to <new_rpath> in the specified binary. Can be specified multiple times to change multiple rpaths. Throws an error if <old_rpath> is not listed in the binary or <new_rpath> is already listed in the binary.

−−version, −V

Display the version of the llvm−install−name−tool executable.

EXIT STATUS

llvm−install−name−tool exits with a non−zero exit code if there is an error. Otherwise, it exits with code 0.

BUGS

To report bugs, please visit <- *https://github.com/llvm/llvm−project/labels/tools:llvm−objcopy/strip/*\>.

AUTHOR

Maintained by the LLVM Team (https://llvm.org/).

COPYRIGHT

2003-2025, LLVM Project