allows routines in the library to call each other without regard to
their placement in the archive.
-You may use @samp{nm -s} or @samp{nm +print-armap} to list this index
+You may use @samp{nm -s} or @samp{nm --print-armap} to list this index
table. If an archive lacks the table, another form of @code{ar} called
@code{ranlib} can be used to add just the table.
@end table
@node copy, nm, ar, Top
-
@chapter copy
@smallexample
-copy [-S] [-s srcfmt] [-d dtfmt] [-b bothfmts] infile [outfile] [-vV]
+copy [ -F @var{format} | --format=@var{format} ]
+ [ -I @var{format} | --input-format=@var{format} ]
+ [ -O @var{format} | --output-format=@var{format} ]
+ [ -S | --strip-all ] [ -g | --strip-debug ]
+ [ -x | --discard-all ] [ -X | --discard-locals ]
+ [ -v | --verbose ] [ -V | --version ]
+ @var{infile} [@var{outfile}]
@end smallexample
-The Gnu @code{copy} utility copies the contents of object files. @code{copy}
-uses the Gnu BFD Library to read and write the object files. It
-can write the destination object file in a format different from that
-of the source object file. The exact behavior of @code{copy} is controlled
-by command-line options.
+The GNU @code{copy} utility copies the contents of an object file to
+another. @code{copy} uses the GNU BFD Library to read and write the
+object files. It can write the destination object file in a format
+different from that of the source object file. The exact behavior of
+@code{copy} is controlled by command-line options.
@code{copy} creates temporary files to do its translations and
-deletes them afterward. If no destination file is specified, a
-temporary file is created and the result is destructively renamed with
-the name of the input file. @code{copy} uses BFD to do all its
+deletes them afterward. @code{copy} uses BFD to do all its
translation work; it knows about all the formats BFD knows about, and
thus is able to recognize most formats without being told explicitly.
@xref{BFD,,BFD,ld.info,Using LD, the GNU linker}.
@table @code
-@item -S
-@cindex calls @samp{strip}
-Causes @code{copy} to strip relocation and symbol information from the
-source file as the file is copied.
+@item @var{infile}
+@itemx @var{outfile}
+The source and output files respectively.
+If you do not specify @var{outfile}, @code{copy} creates a
+temporary file and destructively renames the result with
+the name of the input file.
+
+@item -I @var{format}
+@itemx --input-format=@var{format}
+Treat the source file's object format as specified, rather than
+attempting to deduce it.
+
+@item -O @var{format}
+@itemx --output-format=@var{format}
+Write the output file using the specified object format.
+
+@item -F @var{format}
+@itemx --format=@var{format}
+Use @var{format} as the object format for both the input and the output
+file; i.e. simply transfer data from source to destination with no
+translation.
-@item -s @var{format}
-Explicitly specifies the object format of the source file.
+@item -S
+@itemx --strip-all
+Do not copy relocation and symbol information from the source file.
-@item -d @var{format}
-Explicitly specifies the object format of the desired output file.
+@item -g
+@itemx --strip-debug
+Do not copy debugging symbols from the source file.
-@item -b @var{format}
-Explicitly specifies that the object format of the output should be the
-same as the input, i.e. a simple data transfer from source to
-destination with no translation involved.
+@item -x
+@itemx --discard-all
+Do not copy non-global symbols from the source file.
+@c FIXME any reason to prefer "non-global" to "local" here?
-@item -v
-Show version number.
+@item -X
+@itemx --discard-locals
+Do not copy compiler-generated local symbols.
+(These usually start with @samp{L} or @samp{.}.)
@item -V
-Requests verbose output.
+@itemx --version
+Show version number.
+@item -v
+@itemx --verbose
+Verbose output: list all object files modified. In the case of
+archives, @samp{copy -V} lists all members of the archive.
@end table
@iftex
@kindex nm
@smallexample
- nm [ -a | +debug-syms ] [ -g | +extern-only ]
- [ -s | +print-armap ] [ -o | +print-file-name ]
- [ -n | +numeric-sort ] [ -p | +no-sort ]
- [ -r | +reverse-sort ] [ -u | +undefined-only ]
- [ +target @var{bfdname} ]
+ nm [ -a | --debug-syms ] [ -g | --extern-only ]
+ [ -s | --print-armap ] [ -o | --print-file-name ]
+ [ -n | --numeric-sort ] [ -p | --no-sort ]
+ [ -r | --reverse-sort ] [ -u | --undefined-only ]
+ [ --target @var{bfdname} ]
[ @var{objfiles}@dots{} ]
@end smallexample
listed as arguments, @code{nm} assumes @samp{a.out}.
@item -a
-@itemx +debug-syms
+@itemx --debug-syms
@cindex debugging symbols
Display debugger-only symbols; normally these are not listed.
@item -g
-@itemx +extern-only
+@itemx --extern-only
@cindex external symbols
Display only external symbols.
@item -p
-@itemx +no-sort
+@itemx --no-sort
@cindex sorting symbols
Don't bother to sort the symbols in any order; just print them in the
order encountered.
@item -n
-@itemx +numeric-sort
+@itemx --numeric-sort
Sort symbols numerically by their addresses, not alphabetically by their
names.
@item -s
-@itemx +print-armap
+@itemx --print-armap
@cindex symbol index, listing
When listing symbols from archive members, include the index: a mapping
(stored in the archive by @code{ar} or @code{ranlib}) of what modules
contain definitions for what names.
@item -o
-@itemx +print-file-name
+@itemx --print-file-name
@cindex input file name
@cindex file name
@cindex source file name
symbols.
@item -r
-@itemx +reverse-sort
+@itemx --reverse-sort
Reverse the sense of the sort (whether numeric or alphabetic); let the
last come first.
-@item +target @var{bfdname}
-@c @item +target
+@item --target @var{bfdname}
+@c @item --target
@cindex object code format
Specify an object code format other than your system's default format.
@xref{objdump}, for information on listing available formats.
-@c FIXME what *does* +target/no arg do?
+@c FIXME what *does* --target/no arg do?
@item -u
-@itemx +undefined-only
+@itemx --undefined-only
@cindex external symbols
@cindex undefined symbols
Display only undefined symbols (those external to each object file).
stores it in the archive. The index lists each symbol defined by a
member of an archive that is a relocatable object file.
-You may use @samp{nm -s} or @samp{nm +print-armap} to list this index.
+You may use @samp{nm -s} or @samp{nm --print-armap} to list this index.
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
@cindex section sizes
@smallexample
- size [ -A | -B | +format @var{compatibility} ]
- [ +help ] [ -d | -o | -x | +radix @var{number} ]
- [ +target @var{bfdname} ] [ -V | +version ]
+ size [ -A | -B | --format @var{compatibility} ]
+ [ --help ] [ -d | -o | -x | --radix @var{number} ]
+ [ --target @var{bfdname} ] [ -V | --version ]
@var{objfiles}@dots{}
@end smallexample
@item -A
@itemx -B
-@itemx +format @var{compatibility}
+@itemx --format @var{compatibility}
@cindex size display format
Using one of these options, you can choose whether the output from 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
+or @samp{--format sysv}), or Berkeley @code{size} (using @samp{-B}, or
+@samp{--format berkeley}). The default is the one-line format similar to
Berkeley's.
-@c Bonus for doc-source readers: you can also say +format=strange (or
-@c anything else that starts with 's') for sysv, and +format=boring (or
+@c Bonus for doc-source readers: you can also say --format=strange (or
+@c anything else that starts with 's') for sysv, and --format=boring (or
@c anything else that starts with 'b') for Berkeley.
Here is an example of the Berkeley (default) format of output from
@code{size}:
@smallexample
- eg$ size +format Berkeley ranlib size
+ eg$ size --format Berkeley ranlib size
text data bss dec hex filename
294880 81920 11592 388392 5ed28 ranlib
294880 81920 11888 388688 5ee50 size
This is the same data, but displayed closer to System V conventions:
@smallexample
- eg$ size +format SysV ranlib size
+ eg$ size --format SysV ranlib size
ranlib :
section size addr
.text 294880 8192
Total 388688
@end smallexample
-@item +help
+@item --help
Show a summary of acceptable arguments and options.
@item -d
@itemx -o
@itemx -x
-@itemx +radix @var{number}
+@itemx --radix @var{number}
@cindex size number format
@cindex radix for section sizes
Using one of these options, you can control whether the size of each
-section is given in decimal (@samp{-d}, or @samp{+radix 10}); octal
-(@samp{-o}, or @samp{+radix 8}); or hexadecimal (@samp{-x}, or
-@samp{+radix 16}). In @samp{+radix @var{number}}, only the three
+section is given in decimal (@samp{-d}, or @samp{--radix 10}); octal
+(@samp{-o}, or @samp{--radix 8}); or hexadecimal (@samp{-x}, or
+@samp{--radix 16}). In @samp{--radix @var{number}}, only the three
values (8, 10, 16) are supported. The total size is always given in two
radices; decimal and hexadecimal for @samp{-d} or @samp{-x} output, or
octal and hexadecimal if you're using @samp{-o}.
-@item +target @var{bfdname}
+@item --target @var{bfdname}
@cindex object code format
You can specify a particular object-code format for @var{objfiles} as
@var{bfdname}. This may not be necessary; @var{size} can
on listing available formats.
@item -V
-@itemx +version
+@itemx --version
Display version number information on @code{size} itself.
@end table
@cindex symbols, discarding
@smallexample
- strip [ -v ] @var{objfiles}@dots{}
+strip [-F @var{format} | --format=@var{format} ]
+ [-I @var{format} | --input-format=@var{format} ]
+ [-O @var{format} | --output-format=@var{format} ]
+ [ -v | --verbose ] [ -V | --version ]
+ @var{objfiles}@dots{}
@end smallexample
GNU @code{strip} discards all symbols from object files
@end quotation
@table @code
+@item -I @var{format}
+@itemx --input-format=@var{format}
+Treat the original @var{objfiles} as files with the specified object
+code format.
+
+@item -O @var{format}
+@itemx --output-format=@var{format}
+Replace @var{objfiles} with files in the output format specified.
+
+@item -F @var{format}
+@itemx --format=@var{format}
+Treat the original @var{objfiles} as files with the specified object
+code format, and rewrite them in the same format.
+
+@item -g
+@itemx -S
+@itemx --strip-debug
+Remove debugging symbols only.
+
+@item -x
+@itemx --discard-all
+Remove non-global symbols.
+
+@item -X
+@itemx --discard-locals
+Remove compiler-generated local symbols.
+(These usually start with @code{L} or @code{.}.)
+
+@item -V
+@itemx --version
+Show version number.
+
@item -v
-Verbose operation: list all object files modified. In the case of
-archives, @samp{strip -v} lists all members of the archive.
+@itemx --verbose
+Verbose output: list all object files modified. In the case of
+archives, @samp{strip -V} lists all members of the archive.
@end table
@node Index, , strip, Top
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