@ifinfo
@format
START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
-* Binutils: (binutils). The GNU binary utilities "ar", "objcopy",
- "objdump", "nm", "nlmconv", "size",
- "strings", "strip", and "ranlib".
+* Binutils: (binutils). The GNU binary utilities.
+* ar: (binutils)ar. Create, modify, and extract from archives
+* nm: (binutils)nm. List symbols from object files
+* objcopy: (binutils)objcopy. Copy and translate object files
+* objdump: (binutils)objdump. Display information from object files
+* ranlib: (binutils)ranlib. Generate index to archive contents
+* readelf: (binutils)readelf. Display the contents of ELF format files.
+* size: (binutils)size. List section sizes and total size
+* strings: (binutils)strings. List printable strings from files
+* strip: (binutils)strip. Discard symbols
+* c++filt: (binutils)c++filt. Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols
+* cxxfilt: (binutils)c++filt. MS-DOS name for c++filt
+* addr2line: (binutils)addr2line. Convert addresses to file and line
+* nlmconv: (binutils)nlmconv. Converts object code into an NLM
+* windres: (binutils)windres. Manipulate Windows resources
+* dlltool: (binutils)dlltool. Create files needed to build and use DLLs
END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
@end format
@end ifinfo
@ifinfo
-Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000 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, distribute and/or modify this document
+ under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
+ or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no
+ Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the
+ section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
@ignore
Permission is granted to process this file through TeX and print the
(this paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
@end ignore
-
-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.
@end ifinfo
@synindex ky cp
@c
@c This file documents the GNU binary utilities "ar", "ld", "objcopy",
-@c "objdump", "nm", "size", "strings", "strip", and "ranlib".
+@c "objdump", "nm", "size", "strings", "strip", "readelf" and "ranlib".
@c
-@c Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c
@c This text may be freely distributed under the terms of the GNU
-@c General Public License.
+@c Free Documentation License.
@c
@setchapternewpage odd
@end tex
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
-Copyright @copyright{} 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.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-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, distribute and/or modify this document
+ under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
+ or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no
+ Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the
+ section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
-into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions.
@end titlepage
@node Top
@item ranlib
Generate index to archive contents
+@item readelf
+Display the contents of ELF format files.
+
@item size
List file section sizes and total size
Discard symbols
@item c++filt
-Demangle encoded C++ symbols
+Demangle encoded C++ symbols (on MS-DOS, this program is named
+@code{cxxfilt})
@item addr2line
Convert addresses into file names and line numbers
@item nlmconv
Convert object code into a Netware Loadable Module
+
+@item windres
+Manipulate Windows resources
+
+@item dlltool
+Create the files needed to build and use Dynamic Link Libraries
@end table
@end iftex
+This document is distributed under the terms of the GNU Free
+Documentation License. A copy of the license is included in the
+section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
+
@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
+* readelf:: Display the contents of ELF format files.
* size:: List section sizes and total size
* strings:: List printable strings from files
* strip:: Discard symbols
* c++filt:: Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols
+* cxxfilt: c++filt. MS-DOS name for c++filt
* addr2line:: Convert addresses to file and line
* nlmconv:: Converts object code into an NLM
+* windres:: Manipulate Windows resources
+* dlltool:: Create files needed to build and use DLLs
* Selecting The Target System:: How these utilities determine the target.
* Reporting Bugs:: Reporting Bugs
+* GNU Free Documentation License:: GNU Free Documentation License
* Index:: Index
@end menu
@cindex archives
@cindex collections of files
@smallexample
-ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
ar -M [ <mri-script ]
@end smallexample
@section Controlling @code{ar} on the command line
@smallexample
-ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [-X32_64] [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
@end smallexample
@cindex Unix compatibility, @code{ar}
@item q
@cindex quick append to archive
-@emph{Quick append}; add the files @var{member}@dots{} to the end of
+@emph{Quick append}; Historically, add the files @var{member}@dots{} to the end of
@var{archive}, without checking for replacement.
The modifiers @samp{a}, @samp{b}, and @samp{i} do @emph{not} affect this
index is not updated, even if it already existed; you can use @samp{ar s} or
@code{ranlib} explicitly to update the symbol table index.
+However, too many different systems assume quick append rebuilds the
+index, so GNU ar implements @code{q} as a synonym for @code{r}.
+
@item r
@cindex replacement in archive
Insert the files @var{member}@dots{} into @var{archive} (with
@c whaffor ar l modifier??? presumably compat; with
@c what???---doc@@cygnus.com, 25jan91
+@item N
+Uses the @var{count} parameter. This is used if there are multiple
+entries in the archive with the same name. Extract or delete instance
+@var{count} of the given name from the archive.
+
@item o
@cindex dates in archive
Preserve the @emph{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.
+@item P
+Use the full path name when matching names in the archive. @sc{gnu}
+@code{ar} can not create an archive with a full path name (such archives
+are not POSIX complaint), but other archive creators can. This option
+will cause @sc{gnu} @code{ar} to match file names using a complete path
+name, which can be convenient when extracting a single file from an
+archive created by another tool.
+
@item s
@cindex writing archive index
Write an object-file index into the archive, or update an existing one,
flag either with any operation, or alone. Running @samp{ar s} on an
archive is equivalent to running @samp{ranlib} on it.
+@item S
+@cindex not writing archive index
+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
+@samp{S} modifier on the last execution of @samp{ar}, or you must run
+@samp{ranlib} on the archive.
+
@item u
@cindex updating an archive
Normally, @samp{ar r}@dots{} inserts all files
This modifier shows the version number of @code{ar}.
@end table
+@code{ar} ignores an initial option spelt @code{-X32_64}, for
+compatibility with AIX. The behaviour produced by this option is the
+default for GNU @code{ar}. @code{ar} does not support any of the other
+@code{-X} options; in particular, it does not support @code{-X32}
+which is the default for AIX @code{ar}.
+
@node ar scripts
@section Controlling @code{ar} with a script
Requires prior use of @code{OPEN} or @code{CREATE}.
@item CLEAR
-Discard the contents of the current archive, cancelling the effect of
+Discard the contents of the current archive, canceling the effect of
any operations since the last @code{SAVE}. May be executed (with no
effect) even if no current archive is specified.
@item LIST
Display full contents of the current archive, in ``verbose'' style
regardless of the state of @code{VERBOSE}. The effect is like @samp{ar
-tv @var{archive}}). (This single command is a @sc{gnu} @code{ld}
+tv @var{archive}}. (This single command is a @sc{gnu} @code{ar}
enhancement, rather than present for MRI compatibility.)
Requires prior use of @code{OPEN} or @code{CREATE}.
@smallexample
nm [ -a | --debug-syms ] [ -g | --extern-only ]
- [ -B ] [ -C | --demangle ] [ -D | --dynamic ]
+ [ -B ] [ -C | --demangle[=@var{style}] ] [ -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 @var{radix} | --radix=@var{radix} ] [ -P | --portability ]
[ --target=@var{bfdname} ] [ -f @var{format} | --format=@var{format} ]
- [ --defined-only ] [-l | --line-numbers ]
- [ --no-demangle ] [ -V | --version ] [ --help ] [ @var{objfile}@dots{} ]
+ [ --defined-only ] [-l | --line-numbers ] [ --no-demangle ]
+ [ -V | --version ] [ -X 32_64 ] [ --help ] [ @var{objfile}@dots{} ]
@end smallexample
@sc{gnu} @code{nm} lists the symbols from object files @var{objfile}@dots{}.
-If no object files are listed as arguments, @code{nm} assumes
+If no object files are listed as arguments, @code{nm} assumes the file
@file{a.out}.
For each symbol, @code{nm} shows:
@item U
The symbol is undefined.
+@item V
+The symbol is a weak object. 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.
+
@item 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 weak symbol that has not been specifically tagged as a
+weak object symbol. 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.
@item -
The symbol is a stabs symbol in an a.out object file. In this case, the
@cindex input file name
@cindex file name
@cindex source file name
-Precede each symbol by the name of the input file (or archive element)
+Precede each symbol by the name of the input file (or archive member)
in which it was found, rather than identifying the input file once only,
before all of its symbols.
The same as @samp{--format=bsd} (for compatibility with the MIPS @code{nm}).
@item -C
-@itemx --demangle
+@itemx --demangle[=@var{style}]
@cindex demangling in nm
Decode (@dfn{demangle}) low-level symbol names into user-level names.
Besides removing any initial underscore prepended by the system, this
-makes C++ function names readable. @xref{c++filt}, for more information
-on demangling.
+makes C++ function names readable. Different compilers have different
+mangling styles. The optional demangling style argument can be used to
+choose an appropriate demangling style for your compiler. @xref{c++filt},
+for more information on demangling.
@item --no-demangle
Do not demangle low-level symbol names. This is the default.
@itemx --version
Show the version number of @code{nm} and exit.
+@item -X
+This option is ignored for compatibility with the AIX version of
+@code{nm}. It takes one parameter which must be the string
+@code{32_64}. The default mode of AIX @code{nm} corresponds
+to @code{-X 32}, which is not supported by @sc{gnu} @code{nm}.
+
@item --help
Show a summary of the options to @code{nm} and exit.
@end table
[ -S | --strip-all ] [ -g | --strip-debug ]
[ -K @var{symbolname} | --keep-symbol=@var{symbolname} ]
[ -N @var{symbolname} | --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname} ]
+ [ -L @var{symbolname} | --localize-symbol=@var{symbolname} ]
+ [ -W @var{symbolname} | --weaken-symbol=@var{symbolname} ]
[ -x | --discard-all ] [ -X | --discard-locals ]
[ -b @var{byte} | --byte=@var{byte} ]
[ -i @var{interleave} | --interleave=@var{interleave} ]
+ [ -j @var{sectionname} | --only-section=@var{sectionname} ]
[ -R @var{sectionname} | --remove-section=@var{sectionname} ]
[ -p | --preserve-dates ] [ --debugging ]
[ --gap-fill=@var{val} ] [ --pad-to=@var{address} ]
[ --set-start=@var{val} ] [ --adjust-start=@var{incr} ]
- [ --adjust-vma=@var{incr} ]
- [ --adjust-section-vma=@var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val} ]
- [ --adjust-warnings ] [ --no-adjust-warnings ]
- [ --set-section-flags=@var{section}=@var{flags} ]
- [ --add-section=@var{sectionname}=@var{filename} ]
+ [ --change-addresses=@var{incr} ]
+ [ --change-section-address @var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val} ]
+ [ --change-section-lma @var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val} ]
+ [ --change-section-vma @var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val} ]
+ [ --change-warnings ] [ --no-change-warnings ]
+ [ --set-section-flags @var{section}=@var{flags} ]
+ [ --add-section @var{sectionname}=@var{filename} ]
[ --change-leading-char ] [ --remove-leading-char ]
- [ --weaken ]
+ [ --srec-len=@var{ival} ] [ --srec-forceS3 ]
+ [ --redefine-sym @var{old}=@var{new} ] [ --weaken ]
[ -v | --verbose ] [ -V | --version ] [ --help ]
@var{infile} [@var{outfile}]
@end smallexample
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 @code{objcopy} is controlled by command-line options.
+Note that @code{objcopy} should be able to copy a fully linked file
+between any two formats. However, copying a relocatable object file
+between any two formats may not work as expected.
@code{objcopy} creates temporary files to do its translations and
deletes them afterward. @code{objcopy} uses @sc{bfd} to do all its
When generating an S-record or a raw binary file, it may be helpful to
use @samp{-S} to remove sections containing debugging information. In
some cases @samp{-R} will be useful to remove sections which contain
-information which is not needed by the binary file.
+information that is not needed by the binary file.
@table @code
@item @var{infile}
@itemx @var{outfile}
-The source and output files, respectively.
+The input and output files, respectively.
If you do not specify @var{outfile}, @code{objcopy} creates a
temporary file and destructively renames the result with
the name of @var{infile}.
file; i.e., simply transfer data from source to destination with no
translation. @xref{Target Selection}, for more information.
+@item -j @var{sectionname}
+@itemx --only-section=@var{sectionname}
+Copy only the named section from the input file to the output file.
+This option may be given more than once. Note that using this option
+inappropriately may make the output file unusable.
+
@item -R @var{sectionname}
@itemx --remove-section=@var{sectionname}
Remove any section named @var{sectionname} from the output file. This
@item -N @var{symbolname}
@itemx --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname}
Do not copy symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file. This option
-may be given more than once, and may be combined with strip options
-other than @code{-K}.
+may be given more than once.
+
+@item -L @var{symbolname}
+@itemx --localize-symbol=@var{symbolname}
+Make symbol @var{symbolname} local to the file, so that it is not
+visible externally. This option may be given more than once.
+
+@item -W @var{symbolname}
+@itemx --weaken-symbol=@var{symbolname}
+Make symbol @var{symbolname} weak. This option may be given more than once.
@item -x
@itemx --discard-all
conversion process can be time consuming.
@item --gap-fill @var{val}
-Fill gaps between sections with @var{val}. This is done by increasing
+Fill gaps between sections with @var{val}. This operation applies to
+the @emph{load address} (LMA) of the sections. It is done by increasing
the size of the section with the lower address, and filling in the extra
space created with @var{val}.
@item --pad-to @var{address}
-Pad the output file up to the virtual address @var{address}. This is
+Pad the output file up to the load address @var{address}. This is
done by increasing the size of the last section. The extra space is
filled in with the value specified by @samp{--gap-fill} (default zero).
@item --set-start @var{val}
-Set the address of the new file to @var{val}. Not all object file
+Set the start address of the new file to @var{val}. Not all object file
formats support setting the start address.
-@item --adjust-start @var{incr}
-Adjust the start address by adding @var{incr}. Not all object file
+@item --change-start @var{incr}
+@itemx --adjust-start @var{incr}
+@cindex changing start address
+Change the start address by adding @var{incr}. Not all object file
formats support setting the start address.
-@item --adjust-vma @var{incr}
-Adjust the address of all sections, as well as the start address, by
-adding @var{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.
-
-@item --adjust-section-vma @var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val}
-Set or adjust the address of the named @var{section}. If @samp{=} is
-used, the section address is set to @var{val}. Otherwise, @var{val} is
-added to or subtracted from the section address. See the comments under
-@samp{--adjust-vma}, above. If @var{section} does not exist in the
-input file, a warning will be issued, unless @samp{--no-adjust-warnings}
-is used.
-
-@item --adjust-warnings
-If @samp{--adjust-section-vma} is used, and the named section does not
-exist, issue a warning. This is the default.
-
-@item --no-adjust-warnings
-Do not issue a warning if @samp{--adjust-section-vma} is used, even if
-the named section does not exist.
+@item --change-addresses @var{incr}
+@itemx --adjust-vma @var{incr}
+@cindex changing object addresses
+Change the VMA and LMA addresses of all sections, as well as the start
+address, by adding @var{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.
+
+@item --change-section-address @var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val}
+@itemx --adjust-section-vma @var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val}
+@cindex changing section address
+Set or change both the VMA address and the LMA address of the named
+@var{section}. If @samp{=} is used, the section address is set to
+@var{val}. Otherwise, @var{val} is added to or subtracted from the
+section address. See the comments under @samp{--change-addresses},
+above. If @var{section} does not exist in the input file, a warning will
+be issued, unless @samp{--no-change-warnings} is used.
+
+@item --change-section-lma @var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val}
+@cindex changing section LMA
+Set or change the LMA address of the named @var{section}. The LMA
+address is the address where the section will be loaded into memory at
+program load time. Normally this is the same as the VMA address, which
+is the address of the section at program run time, but on some systems,
+especially those where a program is held in ROM, the two can be
+different. If @samp{=} is used, the section address is set to
+@var{val}. Otherwise, @var{val} is added to or subtracted from the
+section address. See the comments under @samp{--change-addresses},
+above. If @var{section} does not exist in the input file, a warning
+will be issued, unless @samp{--no-change-warnings} is used.
+
+@item --change-section-vma @var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val}
+@cindex changing section VMA
+Set or change the VMA address of the named @var{section}. The VMA
+address is the address where the section will be located once the
+program has started executing. Normally this is the same as the LMA
+address, which is the address where the section will be loaded into
+memory, but on some systems, especially those where a program is held in
+ROM, the two can be different. If @samp{=} is used, the section address
+is set to @var{val}. Otherwise, @var{val} is added to or subtracted
+from the section address. See the comments under
+@samp{--change-addresses}, above. If @var{section} does not exist in
+the input file, a warning will be issued, unless
+@samp{--no-change-warnings} is used.
+
+@item --change-warnings
+@itemx --adjust-warnings
+If @samp{--change-section-address} or @samp{--change-section-lma} or
+@samp{--change-section-vma} is used, and the named section does not
+exist, issue a warning. This is the default.
+
+@item --no-change-warnings
+@itemx --no-adjust-warnings
+Do not issue a warning if @samp{--change-section-address} or
+@samp{--adjust-section-lma} or @samp{--adjust-section-vma} is used, even
+if the named section does not exist.
@item --set-section-flags @var{section}=@var{flags}
Set the flags for the named section. The @var{flags} argument is a
comma separated string of flag names. The recognized names are
-@samp{alloc}, @samp{load}, @samp{readonly}, @samp{code}, @samp{data},
-and @samp{rom}. Not all flags are meaningful for all object file
+@samp{alloc}, @samp{contents}, @samp{load}, @samp{noload},
+@samp{readonly}, @samp{code}, @samp{data}, @samp{rom}, @samp{share}, and
+@samp{debug}. You can set the @samp{contents} flag for a section which
+does not have contents, but it is not meaningful to clear the
+@samp{contents} flag of a section which does have contents--just remove
+the section instead. Not all flags are meaningful for all object file
formats.
@item --add-section @var{sectionname}=@var{filename}
when appropriate, regardless of the object file format of the output
file.
+@item --srec-len=@var{ival}
+Meaningful only for srec output. Set the maximum length of the Srecords
+being produced to @var{ival}. This length covers both address, data and
+crc fields.
+
+@item --srec-forceS3
+Meaningful only for srec output. Avoid generation of S1/S2 records,
+creating S3-only record format.
+
+@item --redefine-sym @var{old}=@var{new}
+Change the name of a symbol @var{old}, to @var{new}. This can be useful
+when one is trying link two things together for which you have no
+source, and there are name collisions.
+
@item --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
@smallexample
objdump [ -a | --archive-headers ]
- [ -b @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ] [ --debugging ]
- [ -C | --demangle ] [ -d | --disassemble ]
- [ -D | --disassemble-all ] [ --disassemble-zeroes ]
+ [ -b @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
+ [ -C | --demangle[=@var{style}] ]
+ [ -d | --disassemble ]
+ [ -D | --disassemble-all ]
+ [ -z | --disassemble-zeroes ]
[ -EB | -EL | --endian=@{big | little @} ]
[ -f | --file-headers ]
- [ -h | --section-headers | --headers ] [ -i | --info ]
+ [ --file-start-context ]
+ [ -g | --debugging ]
+ [ -h | --section-headers | --headers ]
+ [ -i | --info ]
[ -j @var{section} | --section=@var{section} ]
- [ -l | --line-numbers ] [ -S | --source ]
+ [ -l | --line-numbers ]
+ [ -S | --source ]
[ -m @var{machine} | --architecture=@var{machine} ]
- [ -r | --reloc ] [ -R | --dynamic-reloc ]
- [ -s | --full-contents ] [ --stabs ]
- [ -t | --syms ] [ -T | --dynamic-syms ] [ -x | --all-headers ]
- [ -w | --wide ] [ --start-address=@var{address} ]
+ [ -M @var{options} | --disassembler-options=@var{options}]
+ [ -p | --private-headers ]
+ [ -r | --reloc ]
+ [ -R | --dynamic-reloc ]
+ [ -s | --full-contents ]
+ [ -G | --stabs ]
+ [ -t | --syms ]
+ [ -T | --dynamic-syms ]
+ [ -x | --all-headers ]
+ [ -w | --wide ]
+ [ --start-address=@var{address} ]
[ --stop-address=@var{address} ]
- [ --prefix-addresses] [ --[no-]show-raw-insn ]
+ [ --prefix-addresses]
+ [ --[no-]show-raw-insn ]
[ --adjust-vma=@var{offset} ]
- [ --version ] [ --help ]
+ [ -V | --version ]
+ [ -H | --help ]
@var{objfile}@dots{}
@end smallexample
object files.
The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are
-equivalent. At least one option besides @samp{-l} must be given.
+equivalent. At least one option from the list
+@samp{-a,-d,-D,-f,-g,-G,-h,-H,-p,-r,-R,-S,-t,-T,-V,-x} must be given.
@table @code
@item -a
@xref{Target Selection}, for more information.
@item -C
-@itemx --demangle
+@itemx --demangle[=@var{style}]
@cindex demangling in objdump
Decode (@dfn{demangle}) low-level symbol names into user-level names.
Besides removing any initial underscore prepended by the system, this
-makes C++ function names readable. @xref{c++filt}, for more information
-on demangling.
+makes C++ function names readable. Different compilers have different
+mangling styles. The optional demangling style argument can be used to
+choose an appropriate demangling style for your compiler. @xref{c++filt},
+for more information on demangling.
+@item -G
@item --debugging
Display debugging information. This attempts to parse debugging
information stored in the file and print it out using a C like syntax.
Display summary information from the overall header of
each of the @var{objfile} files.
+@item --file-start-context
+@cindex source code context
+Specify that when displaying interlisted source code/disassembly
+(assumes '-S') from a file that has not yet been displayed, extend the
+context to the start of the file.
+
@item -h
@itemx --section-header
@itemx --header
@cindex architecture
@cindex disassembly architecture
Specify the architecture to use when disassembling object files. This
-can be useful when disasembling object files which do not describe
+can be useful when disassembling object files which do not describe
architecture information, such as S-records. You can list the available
architectures with the @samp{-i} option.
+@item -M @var{options}
+@itemx --disassembler-options=@var{options}
+Pass target specific information to the disassembler. Only supported on
+some targets.
+
+If the target is an ARM architecture then this switch can be used to
+select which register name set is used during disassembler. Specifying
+@samp{-M reg-name-std} (the default) will select the register names as
+used in ARM's instruction set documentation, but with register 13 called
+'sp', register 14 called 'lr' and register 15 called 'pc'. Specifying
+@samp{-M reg-names-apcs} will select the name set used by the ARM
+Procedure Call Standard, whilst specifying @samp{-M reg-names-raw} will
+just use @samp{r} followed by the register number.
+
+There are also two variants on the APCS register naming scheme enabled
+by @samp{-M reg-names-atpcs} and @samp{-M reg-names-special-atpcs} which
+use the ARM/Thumb Procedure Call Standard naming conventions. (Eiuther
+with the normal register name sor the special register names).
+
+This option can also be used for ARM architectures to force the
+disassembler to interpret all instructions as THUMB instructions by
+using the switch @samp{--disassembler-options=force-thumb}. This can be
+useful when attempting to disassemble thumb code produced by other
+compilers.
+
+@item -p
+@itemx --private-headers
+Print information that is specific to the object file format. The exact
+information printed depends upon the object file format. For some
+object file formats, no additional information is printed.
+
@item -r
@itemx --reloc
@cindex relocation entries, in object file
When disassembling instructions, do not print the instruction bytes.
This is the default when @code{--prefix-addresses} is used.
+@item -G
@item --stabs
@cindex stab
@cindex .stab
@samp{-a -f -h -r -t}.
@item -w
-@item --wide
+@itemx --wide
@cindex wide output, printing
Format some lines for output devices that have more than 80 columns.
@end table
@table @code
@item -v
@itemx -V
+@itemx --version
Show the version number of @code{ranlib}.
@end table
size [ -A | -B | --format=@var{compatibility} ]
[ --help ] [ -d | -o | -x | --radix=@var{number} ]
[ --target=@var{bfdname} ] [ -V | --version ]
- @var{objfile}@dots{}
+ [ @var{objfile}@dots{} ]
@end smallexample
The @sc{gnu} @code{size} utility lists the section sizes---and the total
object file or each module in an archive.
@var{objfile}@dots{} are the object files to be examined.
+If none are specified, the file @code{a.out} will be used.
The command line options have the following meanings:
Here is an example of the Berkeley (default) format of output from
@code{size}:
@smallexample
-size --format=Berkeley ranlib 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:
@smallexample
-size --format=SysV ranlib size
+$ size --format=SysV ranlib size
ranlib :
section size addr
.text 294880 8192
@item --help
Print a summary of the program usage on the standard output and exit.
-@itemx -@var{min-len}
-@item -n @var{min-len}
+@item -@var{min-len}
+@itemx -n @var{min-len}
@itemx --bytes=@var{min-len}
Print sequences of characters that are at least @var{min-len} characters
long, instead of the default 4.
@cindex symbols, discarding
@smallexample
-strip [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
+strip [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
[ -I @var{bfdname} | --input-target=@var{bfdname} ]
[ -O @var{bfdname} | --output-target=@var{bfdname} ]
[ -s | --strip-all ] [ -S | -g | --strip-debug ]
archives, @samp{strip -v} lists all members of the archive.
@end table
-@node c++filt
+@node c++filt, addr2line, strip, Top
@chapter c++filt
@kindex c++filt
@smallexample
c++filt [ -_ | --strip-underscores ]
+ [ -j | --java ]
[ -n | --no-strip-underscores ]
[ -s @var{format} | --format=@var{format} ]
[ --help ] [ --version ] [ @var{symbol}@dots{} ]
@end smallexample
-The C++ language provides function overloading, which means that you can
-write many functions with the same name (providing each takes parameters
-of different types). All C++ function names are encoded into a
-low-level assembly label (this process is known as
-@dfn{mangling}). The @code{c++filt} program does the inverse mapping: it
-decodes (@dfn{demangles}) low-level names into user-level names so that
-the linker can keep these overloaded functions from clashing.
+@kindex cxxfilt
+The C++ and Java languages provides function overloading, which means
+that you can write many functions with the same name (providing each
+takes parameters of different types). All C++ and Java function names
+are encoded into a low-level assembly label (this process is known as
+@dfn{mangling}). The @code{c++filt}
+@footnote{MS-DOS does not allow @kbd{+} characters in file names, so on
+MS-DOS this program is named @code{cxxfilt}.}
+program does the inverse mapping: it decodes (@dfn{demangles}) low-level
+names into user-level names so that the linker can keep these overloaded
+functions from clashing.
Every alphanumeric word (consisting of letters, digits, underscores,
dollars, or periods) seen in the input is a potential label. If the
name @code{_foo}. This option removes the initial underscore. Whether
@code{c++filt} removes the underscore by default is target dependent.
+@item -j
+@itemx --java
+Prints demangled names using Java syntax. The default is to use C++
+syntax.
+
@item -n
@itemx --no-strip-underscores
Do not remove the initial underscore.
the one used by the Lucid compiler
@item arm
the one specified by the C++ Annotated Reference Manual
+@item hp
+the one used by the HP compiler
+@item edg
+the one used by the EDG compiler
+@item gnu-new-abi
+the one used by the @sc{gnu} compiler with the new ABI.
@end table
@item --help
@smallexample
addr2line [ -b @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
- [ -C | --demangle ]
+ [ -C | --demangle[=@var{style} ]
[ -e @var{filename} | --exe=@var{filename} ]
[ -f | --functions ] [ -s | --basename ]
[ -H | --help ] [ -V | --version ]
number are associated with a given address.
The executable to use is specified with the @code{-e} option. The
-default is @file{a.out}.
+default is the file @file{a.out}.
@code{addr2line} has two modes of operation.
@var{bfdname}.
@item -C
-@itemx --demangle
+@itemx --demangle[=@var{style}]
@cindex demangling in objdump
Decode (@dfn{demangle}) low-level symbol names into user-level names.
Besides removing any initial underscore prepended by the system, this
-makes C++ function names readable. @xref{c++filt}, for more information
-on demangling.
+makes C++ function names readable. Different compilers have different
+mangling styles. The optional demangling style argument can be used to
+choose an appropriate demangling style for your compiler. @xref{c++filt},
+for more information on demangling.
@item -e @var{filename}
@itemx --exe=@var{filename}
@item -l @var{linker}
@itemx --linker=@var{linker}
-Use @var{linker} for any linking. @var{linker} can be an abosolute or a
+Use @var{linker} for any linking. @var{linker} can be an absolute or a
relative pathname.
@item -h
Prints the version number for @code{nlmconv}.
@end table
+@node windres
+@chapter windres
+
+@code{windres} may be used to manipulate Windows resources.
+
+@quotation
+@emph{Warning:} @code{windres} is not always built as part of the binary
+utilities, since it is only useful for Windows targets.
+@end quotation
+
+@smallexample
+windres [options] [input-file] [output-file]
+@end smallexample
+
+@code{windres} reads resources from an input file and copies them into
+an output file. Either file may be in one of three formats:
+
+@table @code
+@item rc
+A text format read by the Resource Compiler.
+
+@item res
+A binary format generated by the Resource Compiler.
+
+@item coff
+A COFF object or executable.
+@end table
+
+The exact description of these different formats is available in
+documentation from Microsoft.
+
+When @code{windres} converts from the @code{rc} format to the @code{res}
+format, it is acting like the Windows Resource Compiler. When
+@code{windres} converts from the @code{res} format to the @code{coff}
+format, it is acting like the Windows @code{CVTRES} program.
+
+When @code{windres} generates an @code{rc} file, the output is similar
+but not identical to the format expected for the input. When an input
+@code{rc} file refers to an external filename, an output @code{rc} file
+will instead include the file contents.
+
+If the input or output format is not specified, @code{windres} will
+guess based on the file name, or, for the input file, the file contents.
+A file with an extension of @file{.rc} will be treated as an @code{rc}
+file, a file with an extension of @file{.res} will be treated as a
+@code{res} file, and a file with an extension of @file{.o} or
+@file{.exe} will be treated as a @code{coff} file.
+
+If no output file is specified, @code{windres} will print the resources
+in @code{rc} format to standard output.
+
+The normal use is for you to write an @code{rc} file, use @code{windres}
+to convert it to a COFF object file, and then link the COFF file into
+your application. This will make the resources described in the
+@code{rc} file available to Windows.
+
+@table @code
+@item -i @var{filename}
+@itemx --input @var{filename}
+The name of the input file. If this option is not used, then
+@code{windres} will use the first non-option argument as the input file
+name. If there are no non-option arguments, then @code{windres} will
+read from standard input. @code{windres} can not read a COFF file from
+standard input.
+
+@item -o @var{filename}
+@itemx --output @var{filename}
+The name of the output file. If this option is not used, then
+@code{windres} will use the first non-option argument, after any used
+for the input file name, as the output file name. If there is no
+non-option argument, then @code{windres} will write to standard output.
+@code{windres} can not write a COFF file to standard output.
+
+@item -I @var{format}
+@itemx --input-format @var{format}
+The input format to read. @var{format} may be @samp{res}, @samp{rc}, or
+@samp{coff}. If no input format is specified, @code{windres} will
+guess, as described above.
+
+@item -O @var{format}
+@itemx --output-format @var{format}
+The output format to generate. @var{format} may be @samp{res},
+@samp{rc}, or @samp{coff}. If no output format is specified,
+@code{windres} will guess, as described above.
+
+@item -F @var{target}
+@itemx --target @var{target}
+Specify the BFD format to use for a COFF file as input or output. This
+is a BFD target name; you can use the @code{--help} option to see a list
+of supported targets. Normally @code{windres} will use the default
+format, which is the first one listed by the @code{--help} option.
+@ref{Target Selection}.
+
+@item --preprocessor @var{program}
+When @code{windres} reads an @code{rc} file, it runs it through the C
+preprocessor first. This option may be used to specify the preprocessor
+to use, including any leading arguments. The default preprocessor
+argument is @code{gcc -E -xc-header -DRC_INVOKED}.
+
+@item --include-dir @var{directory}
+Specify an include directory to use when reading an @code{rc} file.
+@code{windres} will pass this to the preprocessor as an @code{-I}
+option. @code{windres} will also search this directory when looking for
+files named in the @code{rc} file.
+
+@item -D @var{target}
+@itemx --define @var{sym}[=@var{val}]
+Specify a @code{-D} option to pass to the preprocessor when reading an
+@code{rc} file.
+
+@item -v
+Enable verbose mode. This tells you what the preprocessor is if you
+didn't specify one.
+
+@item --language @var{val}
+Specify the default language to use when reading an @code{rc} file.
+@var{val} should be a hexadecimal language code. The low eight bits are
+the language, and the high eight bits are the sublanguage.
+
+@item --use-temp-file
+Use a temporary file to instead of using popen to read the output of
+the preprocessor. Use this option if the popen implementation is buggy
+on the host (eg., certain non-English language versions of Windows 95 and
+Windows 98 are known to have buggy popen where the output will instead
+go the console).
+
+@item --no-use-temp-file
+Use popen, not a temporary file, to read the output of the preprocessor.
+This is the default behaviour.
+
+@item --help
+Prints a usage summary.
+
+@item --version
+Prints the version number for @code{windres}.
+
+@item --yydebug
+If @code{windres} is compiled with @code{YYDEBUG} defined as @code{1},
+this will turn on parser debugging.
+@end table
+
+
+@node dlltool
+@chapter Create files needed to build and use DLLs
+@cindex DLL
+@kindex dlltool
+
+@code{dlltool} may be used to create the files needed to build and use
+dynamic link libraries (DLLs).
+
+@quotation
+@emph{Warning:} @code{dlltool} is not always built as part of the binary
+utilities, since it is only useful for those targets which support DLLs.
+@end quotation
+
+@smallexample
+dlltool [-d|--input-def @var{def-file-name}]
+ [-b|--base-file @var{base-file-name}]
+ [-e|--output-exp @var{exports-file-name}]
+ [-z|--output-def @var{def-file-name}]
+ [-l|--output-lib @var{library-file-name}]
+ [--export-all-symbols] [--no-export-all-symbols]
+ [--exclude-symbols @var{list}]
+ [--no-default-excludes]
+ [-S|--as @var{path-to-assembler}] [-f|--as-flags @var{options}]
+ [-D|--dllname @var{name}] [-m|--machine @var{machine}]
+ [-a|--add-indirect] [-U|--add-underscore] [-k|--kill-at]
+ [-A|--add-stdcall-alias]
+ [-x|--no-idata4] [-c|--no-idata5] [-i|--interwork]
+ [-n|--nodelete] [-v|--verbose] [-h|--help] [-V|--version]
+ [object-file @dots{}]
+@end smallexample
+
+@code{dlltool} reads its inputs, which can come from the @samp{-d} and
+@samp{-b} options as well as object files specified on the command
+line. It then processes these inputs and if the @samp{-e} option has
+been specified it creates a exports file. If the @samp{-l} option
+has been specified it creates a library file and if the @samp{-z} option
+has been specified it creates a def file. Any or all of the -e, -l
+and -z options can be present in one invocation of dlltool.
+
+When creating a DLL, along with the source for the DLL, it is necessary
+to have three other files. @code{dlltool} can help with the creation of
+these files.
+
+The first file is a @samp{.def} file which specifies which functions are
+exported from the DLL, which functions the DLL imports, and so on. This
+is a text file and can be created by hand, or @code{dlltool} can be used
+to create it using the @samp{-z} option. In this case @code{dlltool}
+will scan the object files specified on its command line looking for
+those functions which have been specially marked as being exported and
+put entries for them in the .def file it creates.
+
+In order to mark a function as being exported from a DLL, it needs to
+have an @samp{-export:<name_of_function>} entry in the @samp{.drectve}
+section of the object file. This can be done in C by using the
+asm() operator:
+
+@smallexample
+ asm (".section .drectve");
+ asm (".ascii \"-export:my_func\"");
+
+ int my_func (void) @{ @dots{} @}
+@end smallexample
+
+The second file needed for DLL creation is an exports file. This file
+is linked with the object files that make up the body of the DLL and it
+handles the interface between the DLL and the outside world. This is a
+binary file and it can be created by giving the @samp{-e} option to
+@code{dlltool} when it is creating or reading in a .def file.
+
+The third file needed for DLL creation is the library file that programs
+will link with in order to access the functions in the DLL. This file
+can be created by giving the @samp{-l} option to dlltool when it
+is creating or reading in a .def file.
+
+@code{dlltool} builds the library file by hand, but it builds the
+exports file by creating temporary files containing assembler statements
+and then assembling these. The @samp{-S} command line option can be
+used to specify the path to the assembler that dlltool will use,
+and the @samp{-f} option can be used to pass specific flags to that
+assembler. The @samp{-n} can be used to prevent dlltool from deleting
+these temporary assembler files when it is done, and if @samp{-n} is
+specified twice then this will prevent dlltool from deleting the
+temporary object files it used to build the library.
+
+Here is an example of creating a DLL from a source file @samp{dll.c} and
+also creating a program (from an object file called @samp{program.o})
+that uses that DLL:
+
+@smallexample
+ gcc -c dll.c
+ dlltool -e exports.o -l dll.lib dll.o
+ gcc dll.o exports.o -o dll.dll
+ gcc program.o dll.lib -o program
+@end smallexample
+
+The command line options have the following meanings:
+
+@table @code
+
+@item -d @var{filename}
+@itemx --input-def @var{filename}
+@cindex input .def file
+Specifies the name of a .def file to be read in and processed.
+
+@item -b @var{filename}
+@itemx --base-file @var{filename}
+@cindex base files
+Specifies the name of a base file to be read in and processed. The
+contents of this file will be added to the relocation section in the
+exports file generated by dlltool.
+
+@item -e @var{filename}
+@itemx --output-exp @var{filename}
+Specifies the name of the export file to be created by dlltool.
+
+@item -z @var{filename}
+@itemx --output-def @var{filename}
+Specifies the name of the .def file to be created by dlltool.
+
+@item -l @var{filename}
+@itemx --output-lib @var{filename}
+Specifies the name of the library file to be created by dlltool.
+
+@item --export-all-symbols
+Treat all global and weak defined symbols found in the input object
+files as symbols to be exported. There is a small list of symbols which
+are not exported by default; see the @code{--no-default-excludes}
+option. You may add to the list of symbols to not export by using the
+@code{--exclude-symbols} option.
+
+@item --no-export-all-symbols
+Only export symbols explicitly listed in an input .def file or in
+@samp{.drectve} sections in the input object files. This is the default
+behaviour. The @samp{.drectve} sections are created by @samp{dllexport}
+attributes in the source code.
+
+@item --exclude-symbols @var{list}
+Do not export the symbols in @var{list}. This is a list of symbol names
+separated by comma or colon characters. The symbol names should not
+contain a leading underscore. This is only meaningful when
+@code{--export-all-symbols} is used.
+
+@item --no-default-excludes
+When @code{--export-all-symbols} is used, it will by default avoid
+exporting certain special symbols. The current list of symbols to avoid
+exporting is @samp{DllMain@@12}, @samp{DllEntryPoint@@0},
+@samp{impure_ptr}. You may use the @code{--no-default-excludes} option
+to go ahead and export these special symbols. This is only meaningful
+when @code{--export-all-symbols} is used.
+
+@item -S @var{path}
+@itemx --as @var{path}
+Specifies the path, including the filename, of the assembler to be used
+to create the exports file.
+
+@item -f @var{switches}
+@itemx --as-flags @var{switches}
+Specifies any specific command line switches to be passed to the
+assembler when building the exports file. This option will work even if
+the @samp{-S} option is not used. This option only takes one argument,
+and if it occurs more than once on the command line, then later
+occurrences will override earlier occurrences. So if it is necessary to
+pass multiple switches to the assembler they should be enclosed in
+double quotes.
+
+@item -D @var{name}
+@itemx --dll-name @var{name}
+Specifies the name to be stored in the .def file as the name of the DLL
+when the @samp{-e} option is used. If this option is not present, then
+the filename given to the @samp{-e} option will be used as the name of
+the DLL.
+
+@item -m @var{machine}
+@itemx -machine @var{machine}
+Specifies the type of machine for which the library file should be
+built. @code{dlltool} has a built in default type, depending upon how
+it was created, but this option can be used to override that. This is
+normally only useful when creating DLLs for an ARM processor, when the
+contents of the DLL are actually encode using THUMB instructions.
+
+@item -a
+@itemx --add-indirect
+Specifies that when @code{dlltool} is creating the exports file it
+should add a section which allows the exported functions to be
+referenced without using the import library. Whatever the hell that
+means!
+
+@item -U
+@itemx --add-underscore
+Specifies that when @code{dlltool} is creating the exports file it
+should prepend an underscore to the names of the exported functions.
+
+@item -k
+@itemx --kill-at
+Specifies that when @code{dlltool} is creating the exports file it
+should not append the string @samp{@@ <number>}. These numbers are
+called ordinal numbers and they represent another way of accessing the
+function in a DLL, other than by name.
+
+@item -A
+@itemx --add-stdcall-alias
+Specifies that when @code{dlltool} is creating the exports file it
+should add aliases for stdcall symbols without @samp{@@ <number>}
+in addition to the symbols with @samp{@@ <number>}.
+
+@item -x
+@itemx --no-idata4
+Specifies that when @code{dlltool} is creating the exports and library
+files it should omit the .idata4 section. This is for compatibility
+with certain operating systems.
+
+@item -c
+@itemx --no-idata5
+Specifies that when @code{dlltool} is creating the exports and library
+files it should omit the .idata5 section. This is for compatibility
+with certain operating systems.
+
+@item -i
+@itemx --interwork
+Specifies that @code{dlltool} should mark the objects in the library
+file and exports file that it produces as supporting interworking
+between ARM and THUMB code.
+
+@item -n
+@itemx --nodelete
+Makes @code{dlltool} preserve the temporary assembler files it used to
+create the exports file. If this option is repeated then dlltool will
+also preserve the temporary object files it uses to create the library
+file.
+
+@item -v
+@itemx --verbose
+Make dlltool describe what it is doing.
+
+@item -h
+@itemx --help
+Displays a list of command line options and then exits.
+
+@item -V
+@itemx --version
+Displays dlltool's version number and then exits.
+
+@end table
+
+@node readelf
+@chapter readelf
+
+@cindex ELF file information
+@kindex readelf
+
+@smallexample
+readelf [ -a | --all ]
+ [ -h | --file-header]
+ [ -l | --program-headers | --segments]
+ [ -S | --section-headers | --sections]
+ [ -e | --headers]
+ [ -s | --syms | --symbols]
+ [ -n | --notes]
+ [ -r | --relocs]
+ [ -d | --dynamic]
+ [ -V | --version-info]
+ [ -D | --use-dynamic]
+ [ -x <number> | --hex-dump=<number>]
+ [ -w[liapr] | --debug-dump[=info,=line,=abbrev,=pubnames,=ranges]]
+ [ --histogram]
+ [ -v | --version]
+ [ -H | --help]
+ @var{elffile}@dots{}
+@end smallexample
+
+@code{readelf} displays information about one or more ELF format object
+files. The options control what particular information to display.
+
+@var{elffile}@dots{} are the object files to be examined. At the
+moment, @code{readelf} does not support examining archives, nor does it
+support examing 64 bit ELF files.
+
+The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are
+equivalent. At least one option besides @samp{-v} or @samp{-H} must be
+given.
+
+@table @code
+@item -a
+@itemx --all
+Equivalent to specifiying @samp{--file-header},
+@samp{--program-headers}, @samp{--sections}, @samp{--symbols},
+@samp{--relocs}, @samp{--dynamic}, @samp{--notes} and
+@samp{--version-info}.
+
+@item -h
+@itemx --file-header
+@cindex ELF file header information
+Displays the information contained in the ELF header at the start of the
+file.
+
+@item -l
+@itemx --program-headers
+@itemx --segments
+@cindex ELF program header information
+@cindex ELF segment information
+Displays the information contained in the file's segment headers, if it
+has any.
+
+@item -S
+@itemx --sections
+@itemx --section-headers
+@cindex ELF section information
+Displays the information contained in the file's section headers, if it
+has any.
+
+@item -s
+@itemx --symbols
+@itemx --syms
+@cindex ELF symbol table information
+Displays the entries in symbol table section of the file, if it has one.
+
+@item -e
+@itemx --headers
+Display all the headers in the file. Equivalent to @samp{-h -l -S}.
+
+@item -n
+@itemx --notes
+@cindex ELF core notes
+Displays the contents of the NOTE segment, if it exists.
+
+@item -r
+@itemx --relocs
+@cindex ELF reloc information
+Displays the contents of the file's relocation section, if it ha one.
+
+@item -d
+@itemx --dynamic
+@cindex ELF dynamic section information
+Displays the contents of the file's dynamic section, if it has one.
+
+@item -V
+@itemx --version-info
+@cindex ELF version sections informations
+Displays the contents of the version sections in the file, it they
+exist.
+
+@item -D
+@itemx --use-dynamic
+When displaying symbols, this option makes @code{readelf} use the
+symbol table in the file's dynamic section, rather than the one in the
+symbols section.
+
+@item -x <number>
+@itemx --hex-dump=<number>
+Displays the contents of the indicated section as a hexadecimal dump.
+
+@item -w[liapr]
+@itemx --debug-dump[=line,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=ranges]
+Displays the contents of the debug sections in the file, if any are
+present. If one of the optional letters or words follows the switch
+then only data found in those specific sections will be dumped.
+
+@item --histogram
+Display a histogram of bucket list lengths when displaying the contents
+of the symbol tables.
+
+@item -v
+@itemx --version
+Display the version number of readelf.
+
+@item -H
+@itemx --help
+Display the command line options understood by @code{readelf}.
+
+@end table
+
+
@node Selecting The Target System
@chapter Selecting the target system
@samp{a.out-sunos-big}.
You can also specify a target using a configuration triplet. This is
-the same sort of name that is passed to configure to specify a target.
-When you use a configuration triplet as an argument, it must be fully
-canonicalized. You can see the canonical version of a triplet by
+the same sort of name that is passed to @file{configure} to specify a
+target. When you use a configuration triplet as an argument, it must be
+fully canonicalized. You can see the canonical version of a triplet by
running the shell script @file{config.sub} which is included with the
sources.
distribution.
In any event, we also recommend that you send bug reports for the binary
-utilities to @samp{bug-gnu-utils@@prep.ai.mit.edu}.
+utilities to @samp{bug-gnu-utils@@gnu.org}.
The fundamental principle of reporting bugs usefully is this:
@strong{report all the facts}. If you are not sure whether to state a
A complete input file, or set of input files, that will reproduce the
bug. If the utility is reading an object file or files, then it is
generally most helpful to send the actual object files, uuencoded if
-necessary to get them through the mail system. Making them available
-for anonymous FTP is not as good, but may be the only reasonable choice
-for large object files.
+necessary to get them through the mail system. Note that
+@samp{bug-gnu-utils@@gnu.org} is a mailing list, so you should avoid
+sending very large files to it. Making the files available for
+anonymous FTP is OK.
If the source files were produced exclusively using @sc{gnu} programs
(e.g., @code{gcc}, @code{gas}, and/or the @sc{gnu} @code{ld}), then it
a chance to make a mistake.
Even if the problem you experience is a fatal signal, you should still
-say so explicitly. Suppose something strange is going on, such as, your
+say so explicitly. Suppose something strange is going on, such as your
copy of the utility is out of synch, or you have encountered a bug in
the C library on your system. (This has happened!) Your copy might
crash and ours would not. If you told us to expect a crash, then when
If you wish to suggest changes to the source, send us context diffs, as
generated by @code{diff} with the @samp{-u}, @samp{-c}, or @samp{-p}
option. Always send diffs from the old file to the new file. If you
-even discuss something in the @code{ld} source, refer to it by context,
-not by line number.
+wish to discuss something in the @code{ld} source, refer to it by
+context, not by line number.
The line numbers in our development sources will not match those in your
sources. Your line numbers would convey no useful information to us.
things without first using the debugger to find the facts.
@end itemize
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@unnumbered Index
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