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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
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