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diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi index b2a3129..b08776b 100644 --- a/binutils/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/binutils.texi @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Create the files needed to build and use Dynamic Link Libraries @cindex archives @cindex collections of files @smallexample -ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}] +ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}] ar -M [ <mri-script ] @end smallexample @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ program. @section Controlling @code{ar} on the command line @smallexample -ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}] +ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}] @end smallexample @cindex Unix compatibility, @code{ar} @@ -387,14 +387,6 @@ 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 P -Use the full path name when matching names in the archive. @sc{gnu} -@code{ar} can not create an archive with a full path name (such archives -are not POSIX complaint), but other archive creators can. This option -will cause @sc{gnu} @code{ar} 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. - @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 @@ -406,12 +398,25 @@ This modifier is accepted but not used. @c whaffor ar l modifier??? presumably compat; with @c what???---doc@@cygnus.com, 25jan91 +@item N +Uses the @var{count} parameter. This is used if there are multiple +entries in the archive with the same name. Extract or delete instance +@var{count} of the given name from the archive. + @item o @cindex dates in archive Preserve the @emph{original} 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. +@item P +Use the full path name when matching names in the archive. @sc{gnu} +@code{ar} can not create an archive with a full path name (such archives +are not POSIX complaint), but other archive creators can. This option +will cause @sc{gnu} @code{ar} 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. + @item s @cindex writing archive index Write an object-file index into the archive, or update an existing one, |