.\" Copyright (c) 1991 Free Software Foundation
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.TH ar 1 "5 November 1991" "cygnus support" "GNU Development Tools"
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.SH NAME
-ar\(em\&create, modify, and extract from archives.
+ar \- create, modify, and extract from archives.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.hy 0
.na
.BR ar " [\|" "-" "\|]"\c
-.I pmod \c
+.I {dmpqrtx}[abcilosuvV] \c
[\|\c
.I membername\c
\&\|] \c
You may use `\|\c
.B nm \-s\c
\|' or `\|\c
-.B nm +print-armap\c
+.B nm \-\-print\-armap\c
\|' to list this index
table. If an archive lacks the table, another form of \c
.B ar\c
issued unless you specify in advance that you expect to create it, by
using this modifier.
+.TP
+.B f
+Truncate names in the archive.
+.B ar
+will normally permit file names of any length. This will cause it to
+create archives which are not compatible with the native
+.B ar
+program on some systems. If this is a concern, the
+.B f
+modifier may be used to truncate file names when putting them in the
+archive.
+
.TP
.B i
Insert new files \c
.B v\c
\|' is appended.
+.TP
+.B V
+This modifier shows the version number of
+.BR ar .
+
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"