* Makefile.in (TOOL_PROGS): Include dlltool if needed.

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / binutils / ar.1

diff --git a/binutils/ar.1 b/binutils/ar.1
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--- a/binutils/ar.1
+++ b/binutils/ar.1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ..
 
 .SH NAME
-ar\(em\&create, modify, and extract from archives.
+ar \- create, modify, and extract from archives.
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .hy 0
@@ -363,6 +363,18 @@ created if it didn't 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.
 
+.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