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@item --defsym @var{sym}=@var{value}
Define the symbol @var{sym} to be @var{value} before assembling the input file.
@var{value} must be an integer constant. As in C, a leading @samp{0x}
-indicates a hexadecimal value, and a leading @samp{0} indicates an octal value.
+indicates a hexadecimal value, and a leading @samp{0} indicates an octal
+value. The value of the symbol can be overridden inside a source file via the
+use of a @code{.set} pseudo-op.
@item -f
``fast''---skip whitespace and comment preprocessing (assume source is