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Trace a program in Mac

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Trace a program in Mac

1. Using dtrace

Try run apropos dtrace for its usage.

io--iosnoop,hfsslower.d
exec--execsnoop,opensnoop
all--dtruss

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2. Snooping file changes while program running

Use opensnoop which is a dtrace script. Try to run sudo opensnoop(you can redirect the output) and open your targeted app.
Use fs_usage to monitor file system changes.(Too mush logs)

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