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[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / binutils / doc / binutils.texi

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@@ -1569,6 +1569,19 @@ using the switch @option{--disassembler-options=force-thumb}.  This can be
 useful when attempting to disassemble thumb code produced by other
 compilers.
 
+For the x86, some of the options duplicate functions of the @option{-m}
+switch, but allow finer grained control.  Multiple selections from the
+following may be specified as a comma separated string.
+@option{x86_64}, @option{i386} and @option{i8086} select disassembly for
+the given architecture.  @option{intel} and @option{att} select between
+intel syntax mode and AT&T syntax mode.  @option{addr32},
+@option{addr16}, @option{data32} and @option{data16} specify the default
+address size and operand size.  These four options will be overridden if
+@option{x86_64}, @option{i386} or @option{i8086} appear later in the
+option string.  Lastly, @option{suffix}, when in AT&T mode,
+instructs the dissassembler to print a mnemonic suffix even when the
+suffix could be inferred by the operands.
+
 @item -p
 @itemx --private-headers
 Print information that is specific to the object file format.  The exact