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author | Victoria Mixon <victoria@cygnus> | 1995-11-10 19:09:41 +0000 |
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committer | Victoria Mixon <victoria@cygnus> | 1995-11-10 19:09:41 +0000 |
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diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi index e1994ee..62bc2cc 100644 --- a/binutils/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/binutils.texi @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY @end ifinfo @ifinfo -Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions. @c @setchapternewpage odd -@settitle GNU Binary Utilities +@settitle @sc{gnu} Binary Utilities @titlepage @finalout -@title The GNU Binary Utilities +@title The @sc{gnu} Binary Utilities @subtitle Version @value{VERSION} @sp 1 @subtitle May 1993 @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions. @end tex @vskip 0pt plus 1filll -Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions. @top Introduction @cindex version -This brief manual contains preliminary documentation for the GNU binary +This brief manual contains preliminary documentation for the @sc{gnu} binary utilities (collectively version @value{VERSION}): @iftex @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}] 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). @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ group are preserved in the archive, and can be restored on 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 @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ table. If an archive lacks the table, another form of @code{ar} called @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 @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ arguments to execute: one keyletter specifying the @emph{operation} 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 @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ issued unless you specify in advance that you expect to create it, by using this modifier. @item f -Truncate names in the archive. GNU @code{ar} will normally permit file +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 @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ member must be present as the @var{relpos} argument, before the @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 @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ on any error. 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: @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ Requires prior use of @code{OPEN} or @code{CREATE}. @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}. @@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ 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 @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ nm [ -a | --debug-syms ] [ -g | --extern-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}. @@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ 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. -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}. @@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ size [ -A | -B | --format=@var{compatibility} ] @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. @@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ The command line options have the following meanings: @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 @@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ strings [-afov] [-@var{min-len}] [-n @var{min-len}] [-t @var{radix}] [-] [--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 an unprintable character. By default, it only prints the strings from the initialized @@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ strip [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ] @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. @@ -1487,13 +1487,13 @@ Do not remove the initial underscore. @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 |