# Get the most out of the linker map file

**URL:** https://community.memfault.com/t/get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file/56
**Category:** Blog
**Created:** [July 9, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.memfault.com/t/get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file/56 "2019-07-09T20:30:34Z")
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### Author: ![discobot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.memfault.com/discobot/32/1_2.png) [@discobot](https://community.memfault.com/u/discobot)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.memfault.com/t/get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file/56/1 "2019-07-09T20:30:35Z")

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In this article, I want to highlight how simple linker map files are and how much they can teach you about the program you are working on.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/2019-get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file](https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/2019-get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file)