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diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi index 5a004a3..d77bc86 100644 --- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi @@ -1221,6 +1221,18 @@ This option may be given more than once. Note that using this option inappropriately may make the output file unusable. Wildcard characters are accepted in @var{sectionpattern}. +If the first character of @var{sectionpattern} is the exclamation +point (!) then matching sections will not be copied, even if earlier +use of @option{--only-section} on the same command line would +otherwise copy it. For example: + +@smallexample + --only-section=.text.* --only-section=!.text.foo +@end smallexample + +will copy all sectinos maching '.text.*' but not the section +'.text.foo'. + @item -R @var{sectionpattern} @itemx --remove-section=@var{sectionpattern} Remove any section matching @var{sectionpattern} from the output file. @@ -1230,6 +1242,18 @@ characters are accepted in @var{sectionpattern}. Using both the @option{-j} and @option{-R} options together results in undefined behaviour. +If the first character of @var{sectionpattern} is the exclamation +point (!) then matching sections will not be removed even if an +earlier use of @option{--remove-section} on the same command line +would otherwise remove it. For example: + +@smallexample + --remove-section=.text.* --remove-section=!.text.foo +@end smallexample + +will remove all sections matching the pattern '.text.*', but will not +remove the section '.text.foo'. + @item -S @itemx --strip-all Do not copy relocation and symbol information from the source file. @@ -3021,6 +3045,18 @@ inappropriately may make the output file unusable. The wildcard character @samp{*} may be given at the end of @var{sectionname}. If so, then any section starting with @var{sectionname} will be removed. +If the first character of @var{sectionpattern} is the exclamation +point (!) then matching sections will not be removed even if an +earlier use of @option{--remove-section} on the same command line +would otherwise remove it. For example: + +@smallexample + --remove-section=.text.* --remove-section=!.text.foo +@end smallexample + +will remove all sections matching the pattern '.text.*', but will not +remove the section '.text.foo'. + @item -s @itemx --strip-all Remove all symbols. |