.hy 0
.na
.BR ar " [\|" "-" "\|]"\c
-.I {dmpqrtx}[abcilosuvV] \c
+.I {dmpqrtx}[abcilosSuvV] \c
[\|\c
.I membername\c
\&\|] \c
.B ranlib\c
\& explicitly to update the symbol table index.
+However, too many different systems assume quick append rebuilds the
+index, so GNU
+.B ar
+implements `\|\c
+.B q\c
+\|' as a synonym for `\|\c
+.B r\c
+\|'.
+
.TP
.B r
Insert \c
.B ranlib\c
\|' on it.
+.TP
+.B S
+Do not generate an archive symbol table. This can speed up building a
+large library in several steps. The resulting archive can not be used
+with the linker. In order to build a symbol table, you must omit the
+`\|\c
+.B S\c
+\|' modifier on the last execution of `\|\c
+.B ar\c
+\|', or you must run `\|\c
+.B ranlib\c
+\|' on the archive.
+
.TP
.B u
Normally, \c