{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "getpcaps",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/getpcaps/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-03T00:25:02Z",
    "synopsis": "getpcaps [optional args] pid...",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "getpcaps - display process capabilities\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "getpcaps [optional args] pid...\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "getpcaps  displays  the  capabilities on the processes indicated by the pid value(s) given on\nthe command line.  A pid of 0 displays the capabilities of the process that is running  getp‐‐\ncaps itself.\n\nThe capabilities are displayed in the capfromtext(3) format.\n\nOptional arguments:\n\n--help or --usage\nDisplays usage information and exits.\n\n--ugly or --legacy\nDisplays output in a somewhat ugly legacy format.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "--verbose",
                    "content": "Displays  usage in a legacy-like format but not quite so ugly in modern default termi‐\nnal fonts.\n",
                    "long": "--verbose"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "capsh(1), capabilities(7), getcap(8), setcap(8)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This manual page was originally written by Robert Bihlmeyer <robbe@debian.org>, for  the  De‐\nbian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).\n\n\n\n\n2020-01-04                                  GETPCAPS(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "getpcaps - display process capabilities",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--verbose",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Displays usage in a legacy-like format but not quite so ugly in modern default termi‐ nal fonts."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "capsh",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/capsh/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "capabilities",
            "section": "7",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/capabilities/7/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "getcap",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/getcap/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "setcap",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/setcap/8/json"
        }
    ]
}