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diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.1 b/binutils/objcopy.1 index 365c11a..ca863ff 100644 --- a/binutils/objcopy.1 +++ b/binutils/objcopy.1 @@ -55,6 +55,34 @@ 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. .PP +.B objcopy +can be used to generate S-records by using an output target of +.B srec +(e.g., use +.B -O srec). +.PP +.B objcopy +can be used to generate a raw binary file by using an output target of +.B binary +(e.g., use +.B -O binary). +When +.B objcopy +generates a raw binary file, it will essentially produce a memory dump +of the contents of the input object file. All symbols and relocation +information will be discarded. By default, the memory dump will start +at virtual address zero; the +.B --set-start +option may be used to specify a different starting point. +.PP +When generating an S-record or a raw binary file, it may be helpful to +use +.B -S +to remove sections containing debugging information. In some cases +.B -R +will be useful to remove sections which contain information which is +not needed by the binary file. +.PP .I infile and .I outfile @@ -112,7 +140,9 @@ The interleave is ignored if neither \fB\-b\fP nor \fB\-\-byte\fP is given. .TP .B \fB\-\-set\-start=\fIval Set the start address of the new file to \fIval\fP. Not all object -file formats support setting the start address. +file formats support setting the start address. When using the +\fBbinary\fP output file format, the start address sets the virtual +address of the first byte in the binary output file. .TP .B \fB\-\-adjust\-start=\fIincr Adjust the start address by adding \fIincr\fP. Not all object file |