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- Changes from versions 2.x to version 3.0
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- * filename arguments are neither abbreviated nor stringified
- * string arguments are now true C strings using octal instead of hex by default
- * preprocessor constants are never shortened (e.g. was RDONLY => now O_RDONLY)
- * by default the output for multiple processes now goes into one file
- * all structures, vectors, bitsets, etc. use consistent output formats
- * the -c option now means count calls, -i does what the old -c used to do
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- New Features in version 3.0
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- * non-ascii strings can be optionally printed entirely in hex
- * the output format is readable when mutiple processes are generating output
- * exit values are printed in an alignment column
- * is is possible to suppress messages about attaching and detaching
- * various tracing features can be enabled on a per syscall/signal/desc basis
- * selective tracing of syscalls
- * selective printing of syscall structures
- * selective abbreviation of long structures on a per syscall basis
- * selective printing of raw syscall arguments and results
- * selective tracing of signals
- * selective dumping of all I/O read from file descriptors
- * selective dumping of all I/O written to file descriptors
- * optional counting of time, calls, and errors for each syscall
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