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This is Info file binutils.info, produced by Makeinfo-1.64 from the
input file ./binutils.texi.
START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
* Binutils: (binutils). The GNU binary utilities "ar", "objcopy",
"objdump", "nm", "nlmconv", "size",
"strings", "strip", and "ranlib".
END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1997 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
preserved on all copies.
Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of
this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also
that the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms
of a permission notice identical to this one.
Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this
manual into another language, under the above conditions for modified
versions.
File: binutils.info, Node: Top, Next: ar, Up: (dir)
Introduction
************
This brief manual contains preliminary documentation for the GNU
binary utilities (collectively version 2.8.1):
* Menu:
* ar:: Create, modify, and extract from archives
* nm:: List symbols from object files
* objcopy:: Copy and translate object files
* objdump:: Display information from object files
* ranlib:: Generate index to archive contents
* size:: List section sizes and total size
* strings:: List printable strings from files
* strip:: Discard symbols
* c++filt:: Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols
* addr2line:: Convert addresses to file and line
* nlmconv:: Converts object code into an NLM
* Selecting The Target System:: How these utilities determine the target.
* Reporting Bugs:: Reporting Bugs
* Index:: Index
File: binutils.info, Node: ar, Next: nm, Prev: Top, Up: Top
ar
**
ar [-]P[MOD [RELPOS]] ARCHIVE [MEMBER...]
ar -M [ <mri-script ]
The GNU `ar' program creates, modifies, and extracts from archives.
An "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 "members" of the archive).
The original files' contents, mode (permissions), timestamp, owner,
and group are preserved in the archive, and can be restored on
extraction.
GNU `ar' can maintain archives whose members have names of any
length; however, depending on how `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 limit
is often 15 characters (typical of formats related to a.out) or 16
characters (typical of formats related to coff).
`ar' is considered a binary utility because archives of this sort
are most often used as "libraries" holding commonly needed subroutines.
`ar' creates an index to the symbols defined in relocatable object
modules in the archive when you specify the modifier `s'. Once
created, this index is updated in the archive whenever `ar' makes a
change to its contents (save for the `q' update operation). 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.
You may use `nm -s' or `nm --print-armap' to list this index table.
If an archive lacks the table, another form of `ar' called `ranlib' can
be used to add just the table.
GNU `ar' is designed to be compatible with two different facilities.
You can control its activity using command-line options, like the
different varieties of `ar' on Unix systems; or, if you specify the
single command-line option `-M', you can control it with a script
supplied via standard input, like the MRI "librarian" program.
* Menu:
* ar cmdline:: Controlling `ar' on the command line
* ar scripts:: Controlling `ar' with a script
File: binutils.info, Node: ar cmdline, Next: ar scripts, Up: ar
Controlling `ar' on the command line
====================================
ar [-]P[MOD [RELPOS]] ARCHIVE [MEMBER...]
When you use `ar' in the Unix style, `ar' insists on at least two
arguments to execute: one keyletter specifying the *operation*
(optionally accompanied by other keyletters specifying *modifiers*),
and the archive name to act on.
Most operations can also accept further MEMBER arguments, specifying
particular files to operate on.
GNU `ar' allows you to mix the operation code P and modifier flags
MOD in any order, within the first command-line argument.
If you wish, you may begin the first command-line argument with a
dash.
The P keyletter specifies what operation to execute; it may be any
of the following, but you must specify only one of them:
`d'
*Delete* modules from the archive. Specify the names of modules to
be deleted as MEMBER...; the archive is untouched if you specify
no files to delete.
If you specify the `v' modifier, `ar' lists each module as it is
deleted.
`m'
Use this operation to *move* members in an archive.
The ordering of members in an archive can make a difference in how
programs are linked using the library, if a symbol is defined in
more than one member.
If no modifiers are used with `m', any members you name in the
MEMBER arguments are moved to the *end* of the archive; you can
use the `a', `b', or `i' modifiers to move them to a specified
place instead.
`p'
*Print* the specified members of the archive, to the standard
output file. If the `v' modifier is specified, show the member
name before copying its contents to standard output.
If you specify no MEMBER arguments, all the files in the archive
are printed.
`q'
*Quick append*; add the files MEMBER... to the end of ARCHIVE,
without checking for replacement.
The modifiers `a', `b', and `i' do *not* affect this operation;
new members are always placed at the end of the archive.
The modifier `v' makes `ar' list each file as it is appended.
Since the point of this operation is speed, the archive's symbol
table index is not updated, even if it already existed; you can
use `ar s' or `ranlib' explicitly to update the symbol table index.
`r'
Insert the files MEMBER... into ARCHIVE (with *replacement*). This
operation differs from `q' in that any previously existing members
are deleted if their names match those being added.
If one of the files named in MEMBER... does not exist, `ar'
displays an error message, and leaves undisturbed any existing
members of the archive matching that name.
By default, new members are added at the end of the file; but you
may use one of the modifiers `a', `b', or `i' to request placement
relative to some existing member.
The modifier `v' used with this operation elicits a line of output
for each file inserted, along with one of the letters `a' or `r'
to indicate whether the file was appended (no old member deleted)
or replaced.
`t'
Display a *table* listing the contents of ARCHIVE, or those of the
files listed in MEMBER... that are present in the archive.
Normally only the member name is shown; if you also want to see
the modes (permissions), timestamp, owner, group, and size, you can
request that by also specifying the `v' modifier.
If you do not specify a MEMBER, all files in the archive are
listed.
If there is more than one file with the same name (say, `fie') in
an archive (say `b.a'), `ar t b.a fie' lists only the first
instance; to see them all, you must ask for a complete listing--in
our example, `ar t b.a'.
`x'
*Extract* members (named MEMBER) from the archive. You can use
the `v' modifier with this operation, to request that `ar' list
each name as it extracts it.
If you do not specify a MEMBER, all files in the archive are
extracted.
A number of modifiers (MOD) may immediately follow the P keyletter,
to specify variations on an operation's behavior:
`a'
Add new files *after* an existing member of the archive. If you
use the modifier `a', the name of an existing archive member must
be present as the RELPOS argument, before the ARCHIVE
specification.
`b'
Add new files *before* an existing member of the archive. If you
use the modifier `b', the name of an existing archive member must
be present as the RELPOS argument, before the ARCHIVE
specification. (same as `i').
`c'
*Create* the archive. The specified ARCHIVE is always created if
it did not exist, when you request an update. But a warning is
issued unless you specify in advance that you expect to create it,
by using this modifier.
`f'
Truncate names in the archive. GNU `ar' will normally permit file
names of any length. This will cause it to create archives which
are not compatible with the native `ar' program on some systems.
If this is a concern, the `f' modifier may be used to truncate file
names when putting them in the archive.
`i'
Insert new files *before* an existing member of the archive. If
you use the modifier `i', the name of an existing archive member
must be present as the RELPOS argument, before the ARCHIVE
specification. (same as `b').
`l'
This modifier is accepted but not used.
`o'
Preserve the *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.
`s'
Write an object-file index into the archive, or update an existing
one, even if no other change is made to the archive. You may use
this modifier flag either with any operation, or alone. Running
`ar s' on an archive is equivalent to running `ranlib' on it.
`u'
Normally, `ar r'... inserts all files listed into the archive. If
you would like to insert *only* those of the files you list that
are newer than existing members of the same names, use this
modifier. The `u' modifier is allowed only for the operation `r'
(replace). In particular, the combination `qu' is not allowed,
since checking the timestamps would lose any speed advantage from
the operation `q'.
`v'
This modifier requests the *verbose* version of an operation. Many
operations display additional information, such as filenames
processed, when the modifier `v' is appended.
`V'
This modifier shows the version number of `ar'.
File: binutils.info, Node: ar scripts, Prev: ar cmdline, Up: ar
Controlling `ar' with a script
==============================
ar -M [ <SCRIPT ]
If you use the single command-line option `-M' with `ar', you can
control its operation with a rudimentary command language. This form
of `ar' operates interactively if standard input is coming directly
from a terminal. During interactive use, `ar' prompts for input (the
prompt is `AR >'), and continues executing even after errors. If you
redirect standard input to a script file, no prompts are issued, and
`ar' abandons execution (with a nonzero exit code) on any error.
The `ar' command language is *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 `ar' for developers who already have scripts written
for the MRI "librarian" program.
The syntax for the `ar' command language is straightforward:
* commands are recognized in upper or lower case; for example, `LIST'
is the same as `list'. In the following descriptions, commands are
shown in upper case for clarity.
* a single command may appear on each line; it is the first word on
the line.
* empty lines are allowed, and have no effect.
* comments are allowed; text after either of the characters `*' or
`;' is ignored.
* Whenever you use a list of names as part of the argument to an `ar'
command, you can separate the individual names with either commas
or blanks. Commas are shown in the explanations below, for
clarity.
* `+' is used as a line continuation character; if `+' appears at
the end of a line, the text on the following line is considered
part of the current command.
Here are the commands you can use in `ar' scripts, or when using
`ar' interactively. Three of them have special significance:
`OPEN' or `CREATE' specify a "current archive", which is a temporary
file required for most of the other commands.
`SAVE' commits the changes so far specified by the script. Prior to
`SAVE', commands affect only the temporary copy of the current archive.
`ADDLIB ARCHIVE'
`ADDLIB ARCHIVE (MODULE, MODULE, ... MODULE)'
Add all the contents of ARCHIVE (or, if specified, each named
MODULE from ARCHIVE) to the current archive.
Requires prior use of `OPEN' or `CREATE'.
`ADDMOD MEMBER, MEMBER, ... MEMBER'
Add each named MEMBER as a module in the current archive.
Requires prior use of `OPEN' or `CREATE'.
`CLEAR'
Discard the contents of the current archive, cancelling the effect
of any operations since the last `SAVE'. May be executed (with no
effect) even if no current archive is specified.
`CREATE ARCHIVE'
Creates an archive, and makes it the current archive (required for
many other commands). The new archive is created with a temporary
name; it is not actually saved as ARCHIVE until you use `SAVE'.
You can overwrite existing archives; similarly, the contents of any
existing file named ARCHIVE will not be destroyed until `SAVE'.
`DELETE MODULE, MODULE, ... MODULE'
Delete each listed MODULE from the current archive; equivalent to
`ar -d ARCHIVE MODULE ... MODULE'.
Requires prior use of `OPEN' or `CREATE'.
`DIRECTORY ARCHIVE (MODULE, ... MODULE)'
`DIRECTORY ARCHIVE (MODULE, ... MODULE) OUTPUTFILE'
List each named MODULE present in ARCHIVE. The separate command
`VERBOSE' specifies the form of the output: when verbose output is
off, output is like that of `ar -t ARCHIVE MODULE...'. When
verbose output is on, the listing is like `ar -tv ARCHIVE
MODULE...'.
Output normally goes to the standard output stream; however, if you
specify OUTPUTFILE as a final argument, `ar' directs the output to
that file.
`END'
Exit from `ar', with a `0' exit code to indicate successful
completion. This command does not save the output file; if you
have changed the current archive since the last `SAVE' command,
those changes are lost.
`EXTRACT MODULE, MODULE, ... MODULE'
Extract each named MODULE from the current archive, writing them
into the current directory as separate files. Equivalent to `ar -x
ARCHIVE MODULE...'.
Requires prior use of `OPEN' or `CREATE'.
`LIST'
Display full contents of the current archive, in "verbose" style
regardless of the state of `VERBOSE'. The effect is like `ar tv
ARCHIVE'). (This single command is a GNU `ld' enhancement, rather
than present for MRI compatibility.)
Requires prior use of `OPEN' or `CREATE'.
`OPEN ARCHIVE'
Opens an existing archive for use as the current archive (required
for many other commands). Any changes as the result of subsequent
commands will not actually affect ARCHIVE until you next use
`SAVE'.
`REPLACE MODULE, MODULE, ... MODULE'
In the current archive, replace each existing MODULE (named in the
`REPLACE' arguments) from files in the current working directory.
To execute this command without errors, both the file, and the
module in the current archive, must exist.
Requires prior use of `OPEN' or `CREATE'.
`VERBOSE'
Toggle an internal flag governing the output from `DIRECTORY'.
When the flag is on, `DIRECTORY' output matches output from `ar
-tv '....
`SAVE'
Commit your changes to the current archive, and actually save it
as a file with the name specified in the last `CREATE' or `OPEN'
command.
Requires prior use of `OPEN' or `CREATE'.
File: binutils.info, Node: nm, Next: objcopy, Prev: ar, Up: Top
nm
**
nm [ -a | --debug-syms ] [ -g | --extern-only ]
[ -B ] [ -C | --demangle ] [ -D | --dynamic ]
[ -s | --print-armap ] [ -A | -o | --print-file-name ]
[ -n | -v | --numeric-sort ] [ -p | --no-sort ]
[ -r | --reverse-sort ] [ --size-sort ] [ -u | --undefined-only ]
[ -t RADIX | --radix=RADIX ] [ -P | --portability ]
[ --target=BFDNAME ] [ -f FORMAT | --format=FORMAT ]
[ --defined-only ] [-l | --line-numbers ]
[ --no-demangle ] [ -V | --version ] [ --help ] [ OBJFILE... ]
GNU `nm' lists the symbols from object files OBJFILE.... If no
object files are listed as arguments, `nm' assumes `a.out'.
For each symbol, `nm' shows:
* The symbol value, in the radix selected by options (see below), or
hexadecimal by default.
* The symbol type. At least the following types are used; others
are, as well, depending on the object file format. If lowercase,
the symbol is local; if uppercase, the symbol is global (external).
`A'
The symbol's value is absolute, and will not be changed by
further linking.
`B'
The symbol is in the uninitialized data section (known as
BSS).
`C'
The symbol is common. Common symbols are uninitialized data.
When linking, multiple common symbols may appear with the
same name. If the symbol is defined anywhere, the common
symbols are treated as undefined references. For more
details on common symbols, see the discussion of -warn-common
in *Note Linker options: (ld.info)Options.
`D'
The symbol is in the initialized data section.
`G'
The symbol is in an initialized data section for small
objects. Some object file formats permit more efficient
access to small data objects, such as a global int variable
as opposed to a large global array.
`I'
The symbol is an indirect reference to another symbol. This
is a GNU extension to the a.out object file format which is
rarely used.
`N'
The symbol is a debugging symbol.
`R'
The symbol is in a read only data section.
`S'
The symbol is in an uninitialized data section for small
objects.
`T'
The symbol is in the text (code) section.
`U'
The symbol is undefined.
`W'
The symbol is weak. When a weak defined symbol is linked
with a normal defined symbol, the normal defined symbol is
used with no error. When a weak undefined symbol is linked
and the symbol is not defined, the value of the weak symbol
becomes zero with no error.
`-'
The symbol is a stabs symbol in an a.out object file. In
this case, the next values printed are the stabs other field,
the stabs desc field, and the stab type. Stabs symbols are
used to hold debugging information; for more information, see
*Note Stabs: (stabs.info)Top.
`?'
The symbol type is unknown, or object file format specific.
* The symbol name.
The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are
equivalent.
`-A'
`-o'
`--print-file-name'
Precede each symbol by the name of the input file (or archive
element) in which it was found, rather than identifying the input
file once only, before all of its symbols.
`-a'
`--debug-syms'
Display all symbols, even debugger-only symbols; normally these
are not listed.
`-B'
The same as `--format=bsd' (for compatibility with the MIPS `nm').
`-C'
`--demangle'
Decode ("demangle") low-level symbol names into user-level names.
Besides removing any initial underscore prepended by the system,
this makes C++ function names readable. *Note c++filt::, for more
information on demangling.
`--no-demangle'
Do not demangle low-level symbol names. This is the default.
`-D'
`--dynamic'
Display the dynamic symbols rather than the normal symbols. This
is only meaningful for dynamic objects, such as certain types of
shared libraries.
`-f FORMAT'
`--format=FORMAT'
Use the output format FORMAT, which can be `bsd', `sysv', or
`posix'. The default is `bsd'. Only the first character of
FORMAT is significant; it can be either upper or lower case.
`-g'
`--extern-only'
Display only external symbols.
`-l'
`--line-numbers'
For each symbol, use debugging information to try to find a
filename and line number. For a defined symbol, look for the line
number of the address of the symbol. For an undefined symbol,
look for the line number of a relocation entry which refers to the
symbol. If line number information can be found, print it after
the other symbol information.
`-n'
`-v'
`--numeric-sort'
Sort symbols numerically by their addresses, rather than
alphabetically by their names.
`-p'
`--no-sort'
Do not bother to sort the symbols in any order; print them in the
order encountered.
`-P'
`--portability'
Use the POSIX.2 standard output format instead of the default
format. Equivalent to `-f posix'.
`-s'
`--print-armap'
When listing symbols from archive members, include the index: a
mapping (stored in the archive by `ar' or `ranlib') of which
modules contain definitions for which names.
`-r'
`--reverse-sort'
Reverse the order of the sort (whether numeric or alphabetic); let
the last come first.
`--size-sort'
Sort symbols by size. The size is computed as the difference
between the value of the symbol and the value of the symbol with
the next higher value. The size of the symbol is printed, rather
than the value.
`-t RADIX'
`--radix=RADIX'
Use RADIX as the radix for printing the symbol values. It must be
`d' for decimal, `o' for octal, or `x' for hexadecimal.
`--target=BFDNAME'
Specify an object code format other than your system's default
format. *Note Target Selection::, for more information.
`-u'
`--undefined-only'
Display only undefined symbols (those external to each object
file).
`--defined-only'
Display only defined symbols for each object file.
`-V'
`--version'
Show the version number of `nm' and exit.
`--help'
Show a summary of the options to `nm' and exit.
File: binutils.info, Node: objcopy, Next: objdump, Prev: nm, Up: Top
objcopy
*******
objcopy [ -F BFDNAME | --target=BFDNAME ]
[ -I BFDNAME | --input-target=BFDNAME ]
[ -O BFDNAME | --output-target=BFDNAME ]
[ -S | --strip-all ] [ -g | --strip-debug ]
[ -K SYMBOLNAME | --keep-symbol=SYMBOLNAME ]
[ -N SYMBOLNAME | --strip-symbol=SYMBOLNAME ]
[ -x | --discard-all ] [ -X | --discard-locals ]
[ -b BYTE | --byte=BYTE ]
[ -i INTERLEAVE | --interleave=INTERLEAVE ]
[ -R SECTIONNAME | --remove-section=SECTIONNAME ]
[ -p | --preserve-dates ] [ --debugging ]
[ --gap-fill=VAL ] [ --pad-to=ADDRESS ]
[ --set-start=VAL ] [ --adjust-start=INCR ]
[ --adjust-vma=INCR ]
[ --adjust-section-vma=SECTION{=,+,-}VAL ]
[ --adjust-warnings ] [ --no-adjust-warnings ]
[ --set-section-flags=SECTION=FLAGS ]
[ --add-section=SECTIONNAME=FILENAME ]
[ --change-leading-char ] [ --remove-leading-char ]
[ --weaken ]
[ -v | --verbose ] [ -V | --version ] [ --help ]
INFILE [OUTFILE]
The GNU `objcopy' utility copies the contents of an object file to
another. `objcopy' uses the GNU BFD Library to read and write the
object files. It can write the destination object file in a format
different from that of the source object file. The exact behavior of
`objcopy' is controlled by command-line options.
`objcopy' creates temporary files to do its translations and deletes
them afterward. `objcopy' uses BFD to do all its translation work; it
has access to all the formats described in BFD and thus is able to
recognize most formats without being told explicitly. *Note BFD:
(ld.info)BFD.
`objcopy' can be used to generate S-records by using an output
target of `srec' (e.g., use `-O srec').
`objcopy' can be used to generate a raw binary file by using an
output target of `binary' (e.g., use `-O binary'). When `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. The memory dump will start at the load
address of the lowest section copied into the output file.
When generating an S-record or a raw binary file, it may be helpful
to use `-S' to remove sections containing debugging information. In
some cases `-R' will be useful to remove sections which contain
information which is not needed by the binary file.
`INFILE'
`OUTFILE'
The source and output files, respectively. If you do not specify
OUTFILE, `objcopy' creates a temporary file and destructively
renames the result with the name of INFILE.
`-I BFDNAME'
`--input-target=BFDNAME'
Consider the source file's object format to be BFDNAME, rather than
attempting to deduce it. *Note Target Selection::, for more
information.
`-O BFDNAME'
`--output-target=BFDNAME'
Write the output file using the object format BFDNAME. *Note
Target Selection::, for more information.
`-F BFDNAME'
`--target=BFDNAME'
Use BFDNAME as the object format for both the input and the output
file; i.e., simply transfer data from source to destination with no
translation. *Note Target Selection::, for more information.
`-R SECTIONNAME'
`--remove-section=SECTIONNAME'
Remove any section named SECTIONNAME from the output file. This
option may be given more than once. Note that using this option
inappropriately may make the output file unusable.
`-S'
`--strip-all'
Do not copy relocation and symbol information from the source file.
`-g'
`--strip-debug'
Do not copy debugging symbols from the source file.
`--strip-unneeded'
Strip all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.
`-K SYMBOLNAME'
`--keep-symbol=SYMBOLNAME'
Copy only symbol SYMBOLNAME from the source file. This option may
be given more than once.
`-N SYMBOLNAME'
`--strip-symbol=SYMBOLNAME'
Do not copy symbol SYMBOLNAME from the source file. This option
may be given more than once, and may be combined with strip options
other than `-K'.
`-x'
`--discard-all'
Do not copy non-global symbols from the source file.
`-X'
`--discard-locals'
Do not copy compiler-generated local symbols. (These usually
start with `L' or `.'.)
`-b BYTE'
`--byte=BYTE'
Keep only every BYTEth byte of the input file (header data is not
affected). BYTE can be in the range from 0 to INTERLEAVE-1, where
INTERLEAVE is given by the `-i' or `--interleave' option, or the
default of 4. This option is useful for creating files to program
ROM. It is typically used with an `srec' output target.
`-i INTERLEAVE'
`--interleave=INTERLEAVE'
Only copy one out of every INTERLEAVE bytes. Select which byte to
copy with the -B or `--byte' option. The default is 4. `objcopy'
ignores this option if you do not specify either `-b' or `--byte'.
`-p'
`--preserve-dates'
Set the access and modification dates of the output file to be the
same as those of the input file.
`--debugging'
Convert debugging information, if possible. This is not the
default because only certain debugging formats are supported, and
the conversion process can be time consuming.
`--gap-fill VAL'
Fill gaps between sections with VAL. This is done by increasing
the size of the section with the lower address, and filling in the
extra space created with VAL.
`--pad-to ADDRESS'
Pad the output file up to the virtual address ADDRESS. This is
done by increasing the size of the last section. The extra space
is filled in with the value specified by `--gap-fill' (default
zero).
`--set-start VAL'
Set the address of the new file to VAL. Not all object file
formats support setting the start address.
`--adjust-start INCR'
Adjust the start address by adding INCR. Not all object file
formats support setting the start address.
`--adjust-vma INCR'
Adjust the address of all sections, as well as the start address,
by adding INCR. Some object file formats do not permit section
addresses to be changed arbitrarily. Note that this does not
relocate the sections; if the program expects sections to be
loaded at a certain address, and this option is used to change the
sections such that they are loaded at a different address, the
program may fail.
`--adjust-section-vma SECTION{=,+,-}VAL'
Set or adjust the address of the named SECTION. If `=' is used,
the section address is set to VAL. Otherwise, VAL is added to or
subtracted from the section address. See the comments under
`--adjust-vma', above. If SECTION does not exist in the input
file, a warning will be issued, unless `--no-adjust-warnings' is
used.
`--adjust-warnings'
If `--adjust-section-vma' is used, and the named section does not
exist, issue a warning. This is the default.
`--no-adjust-warnings'
Do not issue a warning if `--adjust-section-vma' is used, even if
the named section does not exist.
`--set-section-flags SECTION=FLAGS'
Set the flags for the named section. The FLAGS argument is a
comma separated string of flag names. The recognized names are
`alloc', `load', `readonly', `code', `data', and `rom'. Not all
flags are meaningful for all object file formats.
`--add-section SECTIONNAME=FILENAME'
Add a new section named SECTIONNAME while copying the file. The
contents of the new section are taken from the file FILENAME. The
size of the section will be the size of the file. This option only
works on file formats which can support sections with arbitrary
names.
`--change-leading-char'
Some object file formats use special characters at the start of
symbols. The most common such character is underscore, which
compilers often add before every symbol. This option tells
`objcopy' to change the leading character of every symbol when it
converts between object file formats. If the object file formats
use the same leading character, this option has no effect.
Otherwise, it will add a character, or remove a character, or
change a character, as appropriate.
`--remove-leading-char'
If the first character of a global symbol is a special symbol
leading character used by the object file format, remove the
character. The most common symbol leading character is
underscore. This option will remove a leading underscore from all
global symbols. This can be useful if you want to link together
objects of different file formats with different conventions for
symbol names. This is different from `--change-leading-char'
because it always changes the symbol name when appropriate,
regardless of the object file format of the output file.
`--weaken'
Change all global symbols in the file to be weak. This can be
useful when building an object which will be linked against other
objects using the `-R' option to the linker. This option is only
effective when using an object file format which supports weak
symbols.
`-V'
`--version'
Show the version number of `objcopy'.
`-v'
`--verbose'
Verbose output: list all object files modified. In the case of
archives, `objcopy -V' lists all members of the archive.
`--help'
Show a summary of the options to `objcopy'.
File: binutils.info, Node: objdump, Next: ranlib, Prev: objcopy, Up: Top
objdump
*******
objdump [ -a | --archive-headers ]
[ -b BFDNAME | --target=BFDNAME ] [ --debugging ]
[ -C | --demangle ] [ -d | --disassemble ]
[ -D | --disassemble-all ] [ --disassemble-zeroes ]
[ -EB | -EL | --endian={big | little } ]
[ -f | --file-headers ]
[ -h | --section-headers | --headers ] [ -i | --info ]
[ -j SECTION | --section=SECTION ]
[ -l | --line-numbers ] [ -S | --source ]
[ -m MACHINE | --architecture=MACHINE ]
[ -r | --reloc ] [ -R | --dynamic-reloc ]
[ -s | --full-contents ] [ --stabs ]
[ -t | --syms ] [ -T | --dynamic-syms ] [ -x | --all-headers ]
[ -w | --wide ] [ --start-address=ADDRESS ]
[ --stop-address=ADDRESS ]
[ --prefix-addresses] [ --[no-]show-raw-insn ]
[ --adjust-vma=OFFSET ]
[ --version ] [ --help ]
OBJFILE...
`objdump' displays information about one or more object files. The
options control what particular information to display. This
information is mostly useful to programmers who are working on the
compilation tools, as opposed to programmers who just want their
program to compile and work.
OBJFILE... are the object files to be examined. When you specify
archives, `objdump' shows information on each of the member object
files.
The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are
equivalent. At least one option besides `-l' must be given.
`-a'
`--archive-header'
If any of the OBJFILE files are archives, display the archive
header information (in a format similar to `ls -l'). Besides the
information you could list with `ar tv', `objdump -a' shows the
object file format of each archive member.
`--adjust-vma=OFFSET'
When dumping information, first add OFFSET to all the section
addresses. This is useful if the section addresses do not
correspond to the symbol table, which can happen when putting
sections at particular addresses when using a format which can not
represent section addresses, such as a.out.
`-b BFDNAME'
`--target=BFDNAME'
Specify that the object-code format for the object files is
BFDNAME. This option may not be necessary; OBJDUMP can
automatically recognize many formats.
For example,
objdump -b oasys -m vax -h fu.o
displays summary information from the section headers (`-h') of
`fu.o', which is explicitly identified (`-m') as a VAX object file
in the format produced by Oasys compilers. You can list the
formats available with the `-i' option. *Note Target Selection::,
for more information.
`-C'
`--demangle'
Decode ("demangle") low-level symbol names into user-level names.
Besides removing any initial underscore prepended by the system,
this makes C++ function names readable. *Note c++filt::, for more
information on demangling.
`--debugging'
Display debugging information. This attempts to parse debugging
information stored in the file and print it out using a C like
syntax. Only certain types of debugging information have been
implemented.
`-d'
`--disassemble'
Display the assembler mnemonics for the machine instructions from
OBJFILE. This option only disassembles those sections which are
expected to contain instructions.
`-D'
`--disassemble-all'
Like `-d', but disassemble the contents of all sections, not just
those expected to contain instructions.
`--prefix-addresses'
When disassembling, print the complete address on each line. This
is the older disassembly format.
`--disassemble-zeroes'
Normally the disassembly output will skip blocks of zeroes. This
option directs the disassembler to disassemble those blocks, just
like any other data.
`-EB'
`-EL'
`--endian={big|little}'
Specify the endianness of the object files. This only affects
disassembly. This can be useful when disassembling a file format
which does not describe endianness information, such as S-records.
`-f'
`--file-header'
Display summary information from the overall header of each of the
OBJFILE files.
`-h'
`--section-header'
`--header'
Display summary information from the section headers of the object
file.
File segments may be relocated to nonstandard addresses, for
example by using the `-Ttext', `-Tdata', or `-Tbss' options to
`ld'. However, some object file formats, such as a.out, do not
store the starting address of the file segments. In those
situations, although `ld' relocates the sections correctly, using
`objdump -h' to list the file section headers cannot show the
correct addresses. Instead, it shows the usual addresses, which
are implicit for the target.
`--help'
Print a summary of the options to `objdump' and exit.
`-i'
`--info'
Display a list showing all architectures and object formats
available for specification with `-b' or `-m'.
`-j NAME'
`--section=NAME'
Display information only for section NAME.
`-l'
`--line-numbers'
Label the display (using debugging information) with the filename
and source line numbers corresponding to the object code or relocs
shown. Only useful with `-d', `-D', or `-r'.
`-m MACHINE'
`--architecture=MACHINE'
Specify the architecture to use when disassembling object files.
This can be useful when disasembling object files which do not
describe architecture information, such as S-records. You can
list the available architectures with the `-i' option.
`-r'
`--reloc'
Print the relocation entries of the file. If used with `-d' or
`-D', the relocations are printed interspersed with the
disassembly.
`-R'
`--dynamic-reloc'
Print the dynamic relocation entries of the file. This is only
meaningful for dynamic objects, such as certain types of shared
libraries.
`-s'
`--full-contents'
Display the full contents of any sections requested.
`-S'
`--source'
Display source code intermixed with disassembly, if possible.
Implies `-d'.
`--show-raw-insn'
When disassembling instructions, print the instruction in hex as
well as in symbolic form. This is the default except when
`--prefix-addresses' is used.
`--no-show-raw-insn'
When disassembling instructions, do not print the instruction
bytes. This is the default when `--prefix-addresses' is used.
`--stabs'
Display the full contents of any sections requested. Display the
contents of the .stab and .stab.index and .stab.excl sections from
an ELF file. This is only useful on systems (such as Solaris 2.0)
in which `.stab' debugging symbol-table entries are carried in an
ELF section. In most other file formats, debugging symbol-table
entries are interleaved with linkage symbols, and are visible in
the `--syms' output. For more information on stabs symbols, see
*Note Stabs: (stabs.info)Top.
`--start-address=ADDRESS'
Start displaying data at the specified address. This affects the
output of the `-d', `-r' and `-s' options.
`--stop-address=ADDRESS'
Stop displaying data at the specified address. This affects the
output of the `-d', `-r' and `-s' options.
`-t'
`--syms'
Print the symbol table entries of the file. This is similar to
the information provided by the `nm' program.
`-T'
`--dynamic-syms'
Print the dynamic symbol table entries of the file. This is only
meaningful for dynamic objects, such as certain types of shared
libraries. This is similar to the information provided by the `nm'
program when given the `-D' (`--dynamic') option.
`--version'
Print the version number of `objdump' and exit.
`-x'
`--all-header'
Display all available header information, including the symbol
table and relocation entries. Using `-x' is equivalent to
specifying all of `-a -f -h -r -t'.
`-w'
`--wide'
Format some lines for output devices that have more than 80
columns.
File: binutils.info, Node: ranlib, Next: size, Prev: objdump, Up: Top
ranlib
******
ranlib [-vV] ARCHIVE
`ranlib' generates an index to the contents of an archive and stores
it in the archive. The index lists each symbol defined by a member of
an archive that is a relocatable object file.
You may use `nm -s' or `nm --print-armap' to list this index.
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 `ranlib' program is another form of GNU `ar'; running
`ranlib' is completely equivalent to executing `ar -s'. *Note ar::.
`-v'
`-V'
Show the version number of `ranlib'.
File: binutils.info, Node: size, Next: strings, Prev: ranlib, Up: Top
size
****
size [ -A | -B | --format=COMPATIBILITY ]
[ --help ] [ -d | -o | -x | --radix=NUMBER ]
[ --target=BFDNAME ] [ -V | --version ]
OBJFILE...
The GNU `size' utility lists the section sizes--and the total
size--for each of the object or archive files OBJFILE in its argument
list. By default, one line of output is generated for each object file
or each module in an archive.
OBJFILE... are the object files to be examined.
The command line options have the following meanings:
`-A'
`-B'
`--format=COMPATIBILITY'
Using one of these options, you can choose whether the output from
GNU `size' resembles output from System V `size' (using `-A', or
`--format=sysv'), or Berkeley `size' (using `-B', or
`--format=berkeley'). The default is the one-line format similar
to Berkeley's.
Here is an example of the Berkeley (default) format of output from
`size':
size --format=Berkeley ranlib size
text data bss dec hex filename
294880 81920 11592 388392 5ed28 ranlib
294880 81920 11888 388688 5ee50 size
This is the same data, but displayed closer to System V
conventions:
size --format=SysV ranlib size
ranlib :
section size addr
.text 294880 8192
.data 81920 303104
.bss 11592 385024
Total 388392
size :
section size addr
.text 294880 8192
.data 81920 303104
.bss 11888 385024
Total 388688
`--help'
Show a summary of acceptable arguments and options.
`-d'
`-o'
`-x'
`--radix=NUMBER'
Using one of these options, you can control whether the size of
each section is given in decimal (`-d', or `--radix=10'); octal
(`-o', or `--radix=8'); or hexadecimal (`-x', or `--radix=16').
In `--radix=NUMBER', only the three values (8, 10, 16) are
supported. The total size is always given in two radices; decimal
and hexadecimal for `-d' or `-x' output, or octal and hexadecimal
if you're using `-o'.
`--target=BFDNAME'
Specify that the object-code format for OBJFILE is BFDNAME. This
option may not be necessary; `size' can automatically recognize
many formats. *Note Target Selection::, for more information.
`-V'
`--version'
Display the version number of `size'.
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strings
*******
strings [-afov] [-MIN-LEN] [-n MIN-LEN] [-t RADIX] [-]
[--all] [--print-file-name] [--bytes=MIN-LEN]
[--radix=RADIX] [--target=BFDNAME]
[--help] [--version] FILE...
For each FILE given, GNU `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 and loaded
sections of object files; for other types of files, it prints the
strings from the whole file.
`strings' is mainly useful for determining the contents of non-text
files.
`-a'
`--all'
`-'
Do not scan only the initialized and loaded sections of object
files; scan the whole files.
`-f'
`--print-file-name'
Print the name of the file before each string.
`--help'
Print a summary of the program usage on the standard output and
exit.
`-MIN-LEN'
`-n MIN-LEN'
`--bytes=MIN-LEN'
Print sequences of characters that are at least MIN-LEN characters
long, instead of the default 4.
`-o'
Like `-t o'. Some other versions of `strings' have `-o' act like
`-t d' instead. Since we can not be compatible with both ways, we
simply chose one.
`-t RADIX'
`--radix=RADIX'
Print the offset within the file before each string. The single
character argument specifies the radix of the offset--`o' for
octal, `x' for hexadecimal, or `d' for decimal.
`--target=BFDNAME'
Specify an object code format other than your system's default
format. *Note Target Selection::, for more information.
`-v'
`--version'
Print the program version number on the standard output and exit.
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strip
*****
strip [ -F BFDNAME | --target=BFDNAME | --target=BFDNAME ]
[ -I BFDNAME | --input-target=BFDNAME ]
[ -O BFDNAME | --output-target=BFDNAME ]
[ -s | --strip-all ] [ -S | -g | --strip-debug ]
[ -K SYMBOLNAME | --keep-symbol=SYMBOLNAME ]
[ -N SYMBOLNAME | --strip-symbol=SYMBOLNAME ]
[ -x | --discard-all ] [ -X | --discard-locals ]
[ -R SECTIONNAME | --remove-section=SECTIONNAME ]
[ -o FILE ] [ -p | --preserve-dates ]
[ -v | --verbose ] [ -V | --version ] [ --help ]
OBJFILE...
GNU `strip' discards all symbols from object files OBJFILE. The
list of object files may include archives. At least one object file
must be given.
`strip' modifies the files named in its argument, rather than
writing modified copies under different names.
`-F BFDNAME'
`--target=BFDNAME'
Treat the original OBJFILE as a file with the object code format
BFDNAME, and rewrite it in the same format. *Note Target
Selection::, for more information.
`--help'
Show a summary of the options to `strip' and exit.
`-I BFDNAME'
`--input-target=BFDNAME'
Treat the original OBJFILE as a file with the object code format
BFDNAME. *Note Target Selection::, for more information.
`-O BFDNAME'
`--output-target=BFDNAME'
Replace OBJFILE with a file in the output format BFDNAME. *Note
Target Selection::, for more information.
`-R SECTIONNAME'
`--remove-section=SECTIONNAME'
Remove any section named SECTIONNAME from the output file. This
option may be given more than once. Note that using this option
inappropriately may make the output file unusable.
`-s'
`--strip-all'
Remove all symbols.
`-g'
`-S'
`--strip-debug'
Remove debugging symbols only.
`--strip-unneeded'
Remove all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.
`-K SYMBOLNAME'
`--keep-symbol=SYMBOLNAME'
Keep only symbol SYMBOLNAME from the source file. This option may
be given more than once.
`-N SYMBOLNAME'
`--strip-symbol=SYMBOLNAME'
Remove symbol SYMBOLNAME from the source file. This option may be
given more than once, and may be combined with strip options other
than `-K'.
`-o FILE'
Put the stripped output in FILE, rather than replacing the
existing file. When this argument is used, only one OBJFILE
argument may be specified.
`-p'
`--preserve-dates'
Preserve the access and modification dates of the file.
`-x'
`--discard-all'
Remove non-global symbols.
`-X'
`--discard-locals'
Remove compiler-generated local symbols. (These usually start
with `L' or `.'.)
`-V'
`--version'
Show the version number for `strip'.
`-v'
`--verbose'
Verbose output: list all object files modified. In the case of
archives, `strip -v' lists all members of the archive.
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