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| .IX Title "AR.1 1" |
| .TH AR.1 1 "binutils-2.11.90" "2001-05-30" "GNU" |
| .UC |
| .SH "NAME" |
| ar \- create, modify, and extract from archives |
| .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
| .IX Header "SYNOPSIS" |
| ar [\-X32_64] [\-]\fIp\fR[\fImod\fR [\fIrelpos\fR] [\fIcount\fR]] \fIarchive\fR [\fImember\fR...] |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| .IX Header "DESCRIPTION" |
| The \s-1GNU\s0 \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR program creates, modifies, and extracts from |
| archives. An \fIarchive\fR is a single file holding a collection of |
| other files in a structure that makes it possible to retrieve |
| the original individual files (called \fImembers\fR of the archive). |
| .PP |
| The original files' contents, mode (permissions), timestamp, owner, and |
| group are preserved in the archive, and can be restored on |
| extraction. |
| .PP |
| \&\s-1GNU\s0 \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR can maintain archives whose members have names of any |
| length; however, depending on how \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR 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 |
| limit is often 15 characters (typical of formats related to a.out) or 16 |
| characters (typical of formats related to coff). |
| .PP |
| \&\f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR is considered a binary utility because archives of this sort |
| are most often used as \fIlibraries\fR holding commonly needed |
| subroutines. |
| .PP |
| \&\f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR creates an index to the symbols defined in relocatable |
| object modules in the archive when you specify the modifier \fBs\fR. |
| Once created, this index is updated in the archive whenever \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR |
| makes a change to its contents (save for the \fBq\fR update operation). |
| An archive with such an index speeds up linking to the library, and |
| allows routines in the library to call each other without regard to |
| their placement in the archive. |
| .PP |
| You may use \fBnm \-s\fR or \fBnm \-\-print-armap\fR to list this index |
| table. If an archive lacks the table, another form of \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR called |
| \&\f(CW\*(C`ranlib\*(C'\fR can be used to add just the table. |
| .PP |
| \&\s-1GNU\s0 \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR is designed to be compatible with two different |
| facilities. You can control its activity using command-line options, |
| like the different varieties of \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR on Unix systems; or, if you |
| specify the single command-line option \fB\-M\fR, you can control it |
| with a script supplied via standard input, like the \s-1MRI\s0 ``librarian'' |
| program. |
| .SH "OPTIONS" |
| .IX Header "OPTIONS" |
| \&\s-1GNU\s0 \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR allows you to mix the operation code \fIp\fR and modifier |
| flags \fImod\fR in any order, within the first command-line argument. |
| .PP |
| If you wish, you may begin the first command-line argument with a |
| dash. |
| .PP |
| The \fIp\fR keyletter specifies what operation to execute; it may be |
| any of the following, but you must specify only one of them: |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`d\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "d" |
| \&\fIDelete\fR modules from the archive. Specify the names of modules to |
| be deleted as \fImember\fR...; the archive is untouched if you |
| specify no files to delete. |
| .Sp |
| If you specify the \fBv\fR modifier, \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR lists each module |
| as it is deleted. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`m\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "m" |
| Use this operation to \fImove\fR members in an archive. |
| .Sp |
| The ordering of members in an archive can make a difference in how |
| programs are linked using the library, if a symbol is defined in more |
| than one member. |
| .Sp |
| If no modifiers are used with \f(CW\*(C`m\*(C'\fR, any members you name in the |
| \&\fImember\fR arguments are moved to the \fIend\fR of the archive; |
| you can use the \fBa\fR, \fBb\fR, or \fBi\fR modifiers to move them to a |
| specified place instead. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`p\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "p" |
| \&\fIPrint\fR the specified members of the archive, to the standard |
| output file. If the \fBv\fR modifier is specified, show the member |
| name before copying its contents to standard output. |
| .Sp |
| If you specify no \fImember\fR arguments, all the files in the archive are |
| printed. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`q\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "q" |
| \&\fIQuick append\fR; Historically, add the files \fImember\fR... to the end of |
| \&\fIarchive\fR, without checking for replacement. |
| .Sp |
| The modifiers \fBa\fR, \fBb\fR, and \fBi\fR do \fInot\fR affect this |
| operation; new members are always placed at the end of the archive. |
| .Sp |
| The modifier \fBv\fR makes \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR list each file as it is appended. |
| .Sp |
| Since the point of this operation is speed, the archive's symbol table |
| index is not updated, even if it already existed; you can use \fBar s\fR or |
| \&\f(CW\*(C`ranlib\*(C'\fR explicitly to update the symbol table index. |
| .Sp |
| However, too many different systems assume quick append rebuilds the |
| index, so \s-1GNU\s0 ar implements \f(CW\*(C`q\*(C'\fR as a synonym for \f(CW\*(C`r\*(C'\fR. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`r\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "r" |
| Insert the files \fImember\fR... into \fIarchive\fR (with |
| \&\fIreplacement\fR). This operation differs from \fBq\fR in that any |
| previously existing members are deleted if their names match those being |
| added. |
| .Sp |
| If one of the files named in \fImember\fR... does not exist, \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR |
| displays an error message, and leaves undisturbed any existing members |
| of the archive matching that name. |
| .Sp |
| By default, new members are added at the end of the file; but you may |
| use one of the modifiers \fBa\fR, \fBb\fR, or \fBi\fR to request |
| placement relative to some existing member. |
| .Sp |
| The modifier \fBv\fR used with this operation elicits a line of |
| output for each file inserted, along with one of the letters \fBa\fR or |
| \&\fBr\fR to indicate whether the file was appended (no old member |
| deleted) or replaced. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`t\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "t" |
| Display a \fItable\fR listing the contents of \fIarchive\fR, or those |
| of the files listed in \fImember\fR... that are present in the |
| archive. Normally only the member name is shown; if you also want to |
| see the modes (permissions), timestamp, owner, group, and size, you can |
| request that by also specifying the \fBv\fR modifier. |
| .Sp |
| If you do not specify a \fImember\fR, all files in the archive |
| are listed. |
| .Sp |
| If there is more than one file with the same name (say, \fBfie\fR) in |
| an archive (say \fBb.a\fR), \fBar t b.a fie\fR lists only the |
| first instance; to see them all, you must ask for a complete |
| listing\-\-\-in our example, \fBar t b.a\fR. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`x\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "x" |
| \&\fIExtract\fR members (named \fImember\fR) from the archive. You can |
| use the \fBv\fR modifier with this operation, to request that |
| \&\f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR list each name as it extracts it. |
| .Sp |
| If you do not specify a \fImember\fR, all files in the archive |
| are extracted. |
| .PP |
| A number of modifiers (\fImod\fR) may immediately follow the \fIp\fR |
| keyletter, to specify variations on an operation's behavior: |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`a\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "a" |
| Add new files \fIafter\fR an existing member of the |
| archive. If you use the modifier \fBa\fR, the name of an existing archive |
| member must be present as the \fIrelpos\fR argument, before the |
| \&\fIarchive\fR specification. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`b\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "b" |
| Add new files \fIbefore\fR an existing member of the |
| archive. If you use the modifier \fBb\fR, the name of an existing archive |
| member must be present as the \fIrelpos\fR argument, before the |
| \&\fIarchive\fR specification. (same as \fBi\fR). |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`c\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "c" |
| \&\fICreate\fR the archive. The specified \fIarchive\fR is always |
| created if it did not exist, when you request an update. But a warning is |
| issued unless you specify in advance that you expect to create it, by |
| using this modifier. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`f\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "f" |
| Truncate names in the archive. \s-1GNU\s0 \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR will normally permit file |
| names of any length. This will cause it to create archives which are |
| not compatible with the native \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR program on some systems. If |
| this is a concern, the \fBf\fR modifier may be used to truncate file |
| names when putting them in the archive. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`i\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "i" |
| Insert new files \fIbefore\fR an existing member of the |
| archive. If you use the modifier \fBi\fR, the name of an existing archive |
| member must be present as the \fIrelpos\fR argument, before the |
| \&\fIarchive\fR specification. (same as \fBb\fR). |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`l\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "l" |
| This modifier is accepted but not used. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`N\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "N" |
| Uses the \fIcount\fR parameter. This is used if there are multiple |
| entries in the archive with the same name. Extract or delete instance |
| \&\fIcount\fR of the given name from the archive. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`o\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "o" |
| Preserve the \fIoriginal\fR dates of members when extracting them. If |
| you do not specify this modifier, files extracted from the archive |
| are stamped with the time of extraction. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`P\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "P" |
| Use the full path name when matching names in the archive. \s-1GNU\s0 |
| \&\f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR can not create an archive with a full path name (such archives |
| are not \s-1POSIX\s0 complaint), but other archive creators can. This option |
| will cause \s-1GNU\s0 \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR to match file names using a complete path |
| name, which can be convenient when extracting a single file from an |
| archive created by another tool. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`s\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "s" |
| Write an object-file index into the archive, or update an existing one, |
| even if no other change is made to the archive. You may use this modifier |
| flag either with any operation, or alone. Running \fBar s\fR on an |
| archive is equivalent to running \fBranlib\fR on it. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`S\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "S" |
| Do not generate an archive symbol table. This can speed up building a |
| large library in several steps. The resulting archive can not be used |
| with the linker. In order to build a symbol table, you must omit the |
| \&\fBS\fR modifier on the last execution of \fBar\fR, or you must run |
| \&\fBranlib\fR on the archive. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`u\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "u" |
| Normally, \fBar r\fR... inserts all files |
| listed into the archive. If you would like to insert \fIonly\fR those |
| of the files you list that are newer than existing members of the same |
| names, use this modifier. The \fBu\fR modifier is allowed only for the |
| operation \fBr\fR (replace). In particular, the combination \fBqu\fR is |
| not allowed, since checking the timestamps would lose any speed |
| advantage from the operation \fBq\fR. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`v\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "v" |
| This modifier requests the \fIverbose\fR version of an operation. Many |
| operations display additional information, such as filenames processed, |
| when the modifier \fBv\fR is appended. |
| .Ip "\f(CW\*(C`V\*(C'\fR" 4 |
| .IX Item "V" |
| This modifier shows the version number of \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR. |
| .PP |
| \&\f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR ignores an initial option spelt \f(CW\*(C`\-X32_64\*(C'\fR, for |
| compatibility with \s-1AIX\s0. The behaviour produced by this option is the |
| default for \s-1GNU\s0 \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR. \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR does not support any of the other |
| \&\f(CW\*(C`\-X\*(C'\fR options; in particular, it does not support \f(CW\*(C`\-X32\*(C'\fR |
| which is the default for \s-1AIX\s0 \f(CW\*(C`ar\*(C'\fR. |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .IX Header "SEE ALSO" |
| \&\fInm\fR\|(1), \fIranlib\fR\|(1), and the Info entries for \fIbinutils\fR. |
| .SH "COPYRIGHT" |
| .IX Header "COPYRIGHT" |
| Copyright (c) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
| .PP |
| Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document |
| under the terms of the \s-1GNU\s0 Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 |
| or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; |
| with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no |
| Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the |
| section entitled \*(L"\s-1GNU\s0 Free Documentation License\*(R". |