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-Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
@c This file documents the GNU binary utilities "ar", "ld", "objcopy",
@c "objdump", "nm", "size", "strings", "strip", and "ranlib".
@c
-@c Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c
@c This text may be freely distributed under the terms of the GNU
@c General Public License.
@c
@setchapternewpage odd
-@settitle GNU Binary Utilities
+@settitle @sc{gnu} Binary Utilities
@titlepage
@finalout
-@title The GNU Binary Utilities
-@subtitle Version 2.2
+@title The @sc{gnu} Binary Utilities
+@subtitle Version @value{VERSION}
@sp 1
@subtitle May 1993
@author Roland H. Pesch
@end tex
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-Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
@top Introduction
@cindex version
-This brief manual contains preliminary documentation for the GNU binary
-utilities (collectively version 2.2):
+This brief manual contains preliminary documentation for the @sc{gnu} binary
+utilities (collectively version @value{VERSION}):
@iftex
@table @code
ar -M [ <mri-script ]
@end smallexample
-The GNU @code{ar} program creates, modifies, and extracts from
+The @sc{gnu} @code{ar} program creates, modifies, and extracts from
archives. An @dfn{archive} is a single file holding a collection of
other files in a structure that makes it possible to retrieve
the original individual files (called @dfn{members} of the archive).
extraction.
@cindex name length
-GNU @code{ar} can maintain archives whose members have names of any
+@sc{gnu} @code{ar} can maintain archives whose members have names of any
length; however, depending on how @code{ar} is configured on your
system, a limit on member-name length may be imposed for compatibility
with archive formats maintained with other tools. If it exists, the
@cindex compatibility, @code{ar}
@cindex @code{ar} compatibility
-GNU @code{ar} is designed to be compatible with two different
+@sc{gnu} @code{ar} is designed to be compatible with two different
facilities. You can control its activity using command-line options,
like the different varieties of @code{ar} on Unix systems; or, if you
specify the single command-line option @samp{-M}, you can control it
Most operations can also accept further @var{member} arguments,
specifying particular files to operate on.
-GNU @code{ar} allows you to mix the operation code @var{p} and modifier
+@sc{gnu} @code{ar} allows you to mix the operation code @var{p} and modifier
flags @var{mod} in any order, within the first command-line argument.
If you wish, you may begin the first command-line argument with a
issued unless you specify in advance that you expect to create it, by
using this modifier.
+@item f
+Truncate names in the archive. @sc{gnu} @code{ar} will normally permit file
+names of any length. This will cause it to create archives which are
+not compatible with the native @code{ar} program on some systems. If
+this is a concern, the @samp{f} modifier may be used to truncate file
+names when putting them in the archive.
+
@item i
Insert new files @emph{before} an existing member of the
archive. If you use the modifier @samp{i}, the name of an existing archive
@item l
This modifier is accepted but not used.
@c whaffor ar l modifier??? presumably compat; with
-@c what???---pesch@@cygnus.com, 25jan91
+@c what???---doc@@cygnus.com, 25jan91
@item o
@cindex dates in archive
The @code{ar} command language is @emph{not} designed to be equivalent
to the command-line options; in fact, it provides somewhat less control
over archives. The only purpose of the command language is to ease the
-transition to GNU @code{ar} for developers who already have scripts
+transition to @sc{gnu} @code{ar} for developers who already have scripts
written for the MRI ``librarian'' program.
The syntax for the @code{ar} command language is straightforward:
@item LIST
Display full contents of the current archive, in ``verbose'' style
regardless of the state of @code{VERBOSE}. The effect is like @samp{ar
-tv @var{archive}}). (This single command is a GNU @code{ld}
+tv @var{archive}}). (This single command is a @sc{gnu} @code{ld}
enhancement, rather than present for MRI compatibility.)
Requires prior use of @code{OPEN} or @code{CREATE}.
@chapter ld
@cindex linker
@kindex ld
-The GNU linker @code{ld} is now described in a separate manual.
-@xref{Top,, Overview,, Using LD: the GNU linker}.
+The @sc{gnu} linker @code{ld} is now described in a separate manual.
+@xref{Top,, Overview,, Using LD: the @sc{gnu} linker}.
@end iftex
@node nm
[ -r | --reverse-sort ] [ --size-sort ] [ -u | --undefined-only ]
[ -t @var{radix} | --radix=@var{radix} ] [ -P | --portability ]
[ --target=@var{bfdname} ] [ -f @var{format} | --format=@var{format} ]
+ [ --defined-only ]
[ --no-demangle ] [ -V | --version ] [ --help ] [ @var{objfile}@dots{} ]
@end smallexample
-GNU @code{nm} lists the symbols from object files @var{objfile}@dots{}.
+@sc{gnu} @code{nm} lists the symbols from object files @var{objfile}@dots{}.
If no object files are listed as arguments, @code{nm} assumes
@file{a.out}.
@cindex undefined symbols
Display only undefined symbols (those external to each object file).
+@item --defined-only
+@cindex external symbols
+@cindex undefined symbols
+Display only defined symbols for each object file.
+
@item -V
@itemx --version
Show the version number of @code{nm} and exit.
[ -b @var{byte} | --byte=@var{byte} ]
[ -i @var{interleave} | --interleave=@var{interleave} ]
[ -R @var{sectionname} | --remove-section=@var{sectionname} ]
+ [ --debugging ]
[ --gap-fill=@var{val} ] [ --pad-to=@var{address} ]
[ --set-start=@var{val} ] [ --adjust-start=@var{incr} ]
[ --adjust-vma=@var{incr} ]
@code{objcopy} ignores this option if you do not specify either @samp{-b} or
@samp{--byte}.
+@item --debugging
+Convert debugging information, if possible. This is not the default
+because only certain debugging formats are supported, and the
+conversion process can be time consuming.
+
@item --gap-fill @var{val}
Fill gaps between sections with @var{val}. This is done by increasing
the size of the section with the lower address, and filling in the extra
@smallexample
objdump [ -a | --archive-headers ]
- [ -b @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
+ [ -b @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ] [ --debugging ]
[ -d | --disassemble ] [ -D | --disassemble-all ]
[ -f | --file-headers ]
[ -h | --section-headers | --headers ] [ -i | --info ]
[ -r | --reloc ] [ -R | --dynamic-reloc ]
[ -s | --full-contents ] [ --stabs ]
[ -t | --syms ] [ -T | --dynamic-syms ] [ -x | --all-headers ]
- [ -w | --wide ] [ --version ] [ --help ] @var{objfile}@dots{}
+ [ -w | --wide ] [ --start-address=@var{address} ]
+ [ --stop-address=@var{address} ] [ --version ] [ --help ]
+ @var{objfile}@dots{}
@end smallexample
@code{objdump} displays information about one or more object files.
formats available with the @samp{-i} option.
@xref{Target Selection}, for more information.
+@item --debugging
+Display debugging information. This attempts to parse debugging
+information stored in the file and print it out using a C like syntax.
+Only certain types of debugging information have been implemented.
+
@item -d
@itemx --disassemble
@cindex disassembling object code
interleaved with linkage symbols, and are visible in the @samp{--syms}
output.
+@item --start-address=@var{address}
+@cindex start-address
+Start displaying data at the specified address. This affects the output
+of the @code{-d}, @code{-r} and @code{-s} options.
+
+@item --stop-address=@var{address}
+@cindex stop-address
+Stop displaying data at the specified address. This affects the output
+of the @code{-d}, @code{-r} and @code{-s} options.
+
@item -t
@itemx --syms
@cindex symbol table entries, printing
allows routines in the library to call each other without regard to
their placement in the archive.
-The GNU @code{ranlib} program is another form of GNU @code{ar}; running
+The @sc{gnu} @code{ranlib} program is another form of @sc{gnu} @code{ar}; running
@code{ranlib} is completely equivalent to executing @samp{ar -s}.
@xref{ar}.
@var{objfile}@dots{}
@end smallexample
-The GNU @code{size} utility lists the section sizes---and the total
+The @sc{gnu} @code{size} utility lists the section sizes---and the total
size---for each of the object or archive files @var{objfile} in its
argument list. By default, one line of output is generated for each
object file or each module in an archive.
@itemx -B
@itemx --format=@var{compatibility}
@cindex @code{size} display format
-Using one of these options, you can choose whether the output from GNU
+Using one of these options, you can choose whether the output from @sc{gnu}
@code{size} resembles output from System V @code{size} (using @samp{-A},
or @samp{--format=sysv}), or Berkeley @code{size} (using @samp{-B}, or
@samp{--format=berkeley}). The default is the one-line format similar to
[--help] [--version] @var{file}@dots{}
@end smallexample
-For each @var{file} given, GNU @code{strings} prints the printable
+For each @var{file} given, @sc{gnu} @code{strings} prints the printable
character sequences that are at least 4 characters long (or the number
-given with the options below) and are followed by a NUL or newline
+given with the options below) and are followed by an unprintable
character. By default, it only prints the strings from the initialized
-data sections of object files; for other types of files, it prints the
-strings from the whole file.
+and loaded sections of object files; for other types of files, it prints
+the strings from the whole file.
@code{strings} is mainly useful for determining the contents of non-text
files.
@item -a
@itemx --all
@itemx -
-Do not scan only the initialized data section of object files; scan
-the whole files.
+Do not scan only the initialized and loaded sections of object files;
+scan the whole files.
@item -f
@itemx --print-file-name
@var{objfile}@dots{}
@end smallexample
-GNU @code{strip} discards all symbols from object files
+@sc{gnu} @code{strip} discards all symbols from object files
@var{objfile}. The list of object files may include archives.
At least one object file must be given.
@item -s @var{format}
@itemx --format=@var{format}
-GNU @code{nm} can decode three different methods of mangling, used by
+@sc{gnu} @code{nm} can decode three different methods of mangling, used by
different C++ compilers. The argument to this option selects which
method it uses:
@table @code
@item gnu
-the one used by the GNU compiler (the default method)
+the one used by the @sc{gnu} compiler (the default method)
@item lucid
the one used by the Lucid compiler
@item arm
The commands to list valid values only list the values for which the
programs you are running were configured. If they were configured with
-@samp{--with-targets=all}, the commands list most of the available
+@samp{--enable-targets=all}, the commands list most of the available
values, but a few are left out; not all targets can be configured in at
once because some of them can only be configured @dfn{native} (on hosts
with the same type as the target system).
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