NAME
frama-c[.byte] - a static analyzer for C programs
frama-c-gui[.byte] - the graphical interface of frama-c
SYNOPSIS
frama-c [ options ] files
DESCRIPTION
frama-c is a suite of tools dedicated to the analysis of source code
written in C. It gathers several static analysis techniques in a
single collaborative framework. This framework can be extended by
additional plugins placed in the $FRAMAC_PLUGIN directory. The command
frama-c -help
will provide the full list of the plugins that are currently installed.
frama-c-gui is the graphical user interface of frama-c. It features
the same options as the command-line version.
frama-c.byte and frama-c-gui.byte are the ocaml bytecode versions of
the command-line and graphical user interface respectively.
By default, Frama-C recognizes .c files as C files needing pre-
processing and .i files as C files having been already pre-processed.
Some plugins may extend the list of recognized files. Pre-processing
can be customized through the -cpp-command and -cpp-extra-args options.
OPTIONS
Syntax
Options taking an additional parameter can also be written under the
form
-option=param
This option is mandatory when param starts with a dash ('-')
Most options that takes no parameter have a corresponding
-no-option
option which has the opposite effect.
Help options
-help gives a short usage notice and the list of installed plugins.
-kernel-help
prints the list of options recognized by Frama-C's kernel
-verbose n
Sets verbosity level (default is 1). Setting it to 0 will output
less progress messages. This level can also be set on a per
plugin basis, with option -plugin-verbose n. Verbosity level of
the kernel can be controlled with option -kernel-verbose n.
Level of debug is controlled by the -debug n option, which has
the same per plugin specializations. The default debugging
level is 0.
-quiet Sets verbosity and debugging level to 0.
Options controlling Frama-C's kernel
-absolute-valid-range <min-max>
considers that all numerical addresses in the range min-max are
valid. Bounds are parsed as ocaml integer constants. By default,
all numerical addresses are considered invalid.
-add-path p1[,p2[...,pn]]
adds directories <p1> through <pn> to the list of directories in
which plugins are searched
[-no]-annot
reads ACSL annotation. This is the default. Annotation are not
pre-processed by default. Use -pp-annot for that.
[-no]-constfold
folds all syntactically constant expressions in the code before
the analyzes. Defaults to no.
[-no]-continue-annot-error
When analyzing an annotation, the default behavior (the -no
version of this option) when a typechecking error occurs is to
reject the source file as is the case for typechecking errors
within the C code. With this option on, the typechecker will
only output a warning and discard the annotation but
typechecking will continue.
-cpp-command cmd
Uses cmd as the command to pre-process C files. Defaults to the
CPP environment variable or to
gcc -C -E -I.
if it is not set. In order to preserve ACSL annotations, the
preprocessor must keep comments (the -E option for gcc).
-cpp-extra-args args
Gives additional arguments to the pre-processor. This is only
useful when -preprocess-annot is set. Pre-processing annotations
is done in two separate pre-processing stages. The first one is
a normal pass on the C code which retains macro definitions.
These are then used in the second pass during which annotations
are pre-processed. args are used only for the first pass, so
that arguments that should not be used twice (such as additional
include directives or macro definitions) must thus go there
instead of -cpp-command.
[-no]-dynlink
When on, load all the dynamic plug-ins found in the search path
(see -print-plugin-path for more information on the default
search path). Otherwise, only plugins requested by -load-modules
will be loaded. Default behavior is on.
-float-digits n
When outputting floating-point numbers, display n digits.
Defaults to 12.
-float-flush-to-zero
Floating point operations flush to zero
-float-hex
display floats as hexadecimal
-float-relative
display float interval as [ lower_bound++width ]
-journal-disable
Do not output a journal of the current session. See -journal-
enable.
-journal-enable
On by default, dumps a journal of all the actions performed
during the current Frama-C session in the form of an ocaml
script that can be replayed with -load-script. The name of the
script can be set with the -journal-name option.
-journal-name name
Set the name of the journal file (without the .ml extension).
Defaults to frama_c_journal.
[-no]-keep-comments
Tries to preserve comments when pretty-printing the source code
(defaults to no).
[-no]-keep-switch
When -simplify-cfg is set, keeps switch statements. Defaults to
no.
[-no]-lib-entry
Indicates that the entry point is called during program
execution. This implies in particular that global variables can
not be assumed to have their initial values. The default is -no-
lib-entry: the entry point is also the starting point of the
program and globals have their initial value.
-load file
load the (previously saved) state contained in file.
-load-module m1[,m2[...,mn]]
loads the ocaml modules <m1>through <mn>. These modules must be
.cmxsfiles for the native code version of Frama-c and
.cmoor.cmafiles for the bytecode version (see the Dynlink
section of Ocaml manual for more information). All modules which
are present in the plugin search paths are automatically loaded.
-load-script s1[,s2,[...,sn]]
loads the ocaml scripts <s1> through <sn>. The scripts must be
.mlfiles. They must be compilable relying only on Ocaml
standard library and Frama-C's API. If some custom compilation
step is needed, compile them outside of Frama-C and use -load-
module instead.
-machdep machine
uses machine as the current machine-dependent configuration
(size of the various integer types, endiandness, ...). The list
of currently supported machines is available through -machdep
help option.
-main f
Sets f as the entry point of the analysis. Defaults to 'main'.
By default, it is considered as the starting point of the
program under analysis. Use -lib-entry if f is supposed to be
called in the middle of an execution.
-obfuscate
prints an obfuscated version of the code (where original
identifiers are replaced by meaningless one) and exits. The
correspondance table between original and new symbols is kept at
the beginning of the result.
-ocode file
redirects pretty-printed code to file instead of standard
output.
[-no]-orig-name
During the normalization phase, some variables may get renamed
when different variable with the same name can co-exist (e.g. a
global variable and a formal parameter). When this option is on,
a message is printed each time this occurs. Defaults to no.
[-no]-overflow
arithmetic operations may overflow (this is the default option).
The -no-overflow version assumes that the result of all
arithmetic operations is within the bounds of the associated
type.
[-no]-pp-annot
pre-process annotations. This is currently only possible when
using gcc (or GNU cpp) pre-processor. The default is to not pre-
process annotations.
[-no]-print
pretty-prints the source code as normalized by CIL (defaults to
no).
-print-libpath
outputs the directory where Frama-C kernel library is installed
-print-path
alias of -print-share-path
-print-plugin-path
outputs the directory where Frama-C searches its plugins (can be
overidden by the FRAMAC_PLUGIN variable and the -add-path
option)
-print-share-path
outputs the directory where Frama-C stores its data (can be
overidden by the FRAMAC_SHARE variable)
-safe-arrays
For structure fields that are arrays, assumes that all accesses
must be in bound (set by default). The opposite option is
-unsafe-arrays
-save file
Saves Frama-C's state into file after the analyzes have taken
place.
[-no]-simplify-cfg
removes break, continue and switch statement before the
analyzes. Defaults to no.
-time file
outputs user time and date in the given file when Frama-C exits.
-typecheck
forces typechecking of the source files. This option is only
relevant if no further analysis is requested (as typechecking
will implicitely occurs before the analysis is launched).
-ulevel n
syntactically unroll loops n times before the analysis. This can
be quite costly and some plugins (e.g. the value analysis)
provide more efficient ways to perform the same thing. See
their respective manuals for more information.
[-no]-unicode
outputs ACSL formulas with utf8 characters. This is the default.
When given the -no-unicode option, Frama-C will use the ASCII
version instead. See the ACSL manual for the correspondance.
-unsafe-arrays
see -safe-arrays
[-no]-unspecified-access
checks the that read/write accesses occuring in unspecified
order (according to the C standard's notion of sequence point)
are performed on separate locations. This is the default. With
-no-unspecified-access , assumes that it is always the case.
-version
outputs the version string of Frama-C
Plugins specific options
For each plugin, the command
frama-c -plugin-help
will give the list of options that are specific to the plugin.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
It is possible to control the places where Frama-C looks for its files
through the following variables.
FRAMAC_LIB
The directory where kernel's compiled interfaces are installed
FRAMAC_PLUGIN
The directory where Frama-C can find standard plug-ins. If you
wish to have plugins in several places, use -add-path instead.
FRAMAC_SHARE
The directory where Frama-C datas are installed.
SEE ALSO
Frama-C homepage, http://frama-c.com
2010-04-12