| -f ELF_ABI_number |
| | forces branding with the supplied ELF ABI number. Incompatible with the -t option. These values are assigned by SCO/USL. |
| -l | lists all known ELF types on the standard error channel. |
| -v | turns on verbose reporting. |
| -t string |
| | Brands the given ELF binaries to be of the string ABI type. Currently supported ABIs are "Fx", "Linux", and "SVR4". |
| file | If -t string is given it will brand file to be of type string, otherwise it will simply display the branding of file. |
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