# Get the most out of the linker map file

**URL:** <https://community.memfault.com/t/get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file/57>\
**Category:** Blog\
**Created:** [July 9, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.memfault.com/t/get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file/57 "2019-07-09T20:32:36Z")\
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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, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.memfault.com/t/get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file/57/1 "2019-07-09T20:32:36Z")

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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/get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file](https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/get-the-most-out-of-the-linker-map-file)