-.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1997 Free Software Foundation
+.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 1998 Free Software Foundation
.\" See section COPYING for conditions for redistribution
.TH objcopy 1 "October 1994" "cygnus support" "GNU Development Tools"
.de BP
.RB "[\|" \-\-strip\-unneeded\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-K\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-keep\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-N\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-strip\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-L\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-localize\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-W\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-weaken\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-x\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-discard\-all\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-X\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-discard\-locals\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-b\ \fIbyte\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-byte=\fIbyte\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-i\ \fIinterleave\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-interleave=\fIinterleave\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-p\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-preserve\-dates\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-\-debugging "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-\-gap\-fill=\fIval\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-\-pad\-to=\fIaddress\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-\-set\-start=\fIval\fR "\|]"
-.RB "[\|" \-\-adjust\-start=\fIincr\fR "\|]"
-.RB "[\|" \-\-adjust\-vma=\fIincr\fR "\|]"
-.RB "[\|" \-\-adjust\-section\-vma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR "\|]"
-.RB "[\|" \-\-adjust\-warnings\fR "\|]"
-.RB "[\|" \-\-no\-adjust\-warnings\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-start=\fIincr\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-addresses=\fIincr\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-section\-address=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-section\-lma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-section\-vma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-warnings\fR "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-\-no\-change\-warnings\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-\-set\-section\-flags=\fIsection=flags\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-\-add\-section=\fIsectionname=filename\fR "\|]"
.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-leading\-char\fR "\|]"
.TP
.B \-N \fIsymbolname\fR, \fB\-\-strip\-symbol=\fIsymbolname
Do not copy symbol \fIsymbolname\fP from the source file. This option
-may be given more than once, and may be combined with strip options
-other than \fB\-K\fR.
+may be given more than once.
+.TP
+.B \-L \fIsymbolname\fR, \fB\-\-localize\-symbol=\fIsymbolname
+Make symbol \fIsymbolname\fP local to the file, so that it is not
+visible externally. This option may be given more than once.
+.TP
+.B \-W \fIsymbolname\fR, \fB\-\-weaken\-symbol=\fIsymbolname
+Make symbol \fIsymbolname\fP weak. This option may be given more than once.
.TP
.B \-x\fR, \fB \-\-discard\-all
Do not copy non-global symbols from the source file.
selected by the \fB\-b\fP or \fB\-\-byte\fP option. The default is 4.
The interleave is ignored if neither \fB\-b\fP nor \fB\-\-byte\fP is given.
.TP
+.B \-p\fR, \fB\-\-preserve\-dates
+Set the access and modification dates of the output file to be the same
+as those of the input file.
+.TP
.B \-\-debugging
Convert debugging information, if possible. This is not the default
because only certain debugging formats are supported, and the
conversion process can be time consuming.
.TP
.B \-\-gap\-fill=\fIval
-Fill gaps between sections with \fIval\fP. This is done by increasing
+Fill gaps between sections with \fIval\fP. This operation applies to
+the \fIload address\fP (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 \fIval\fP.
.TP
.B \-\-pad\-to=\fIaddress
-Pad the output file up to the virtual address \fIaddress\fP. This is
+Pad the output file up to the load address \fIaddress\fP. This is
done by increasing the size of the last section. The extra space is
filled in with the value specified by \fB\-\-gap\-fill\fP (default
zero).
Set the start address of the new file to \fIval\fP. Not all object
file formats support setting the start address.
.TP
-.B \fB\-\-adjust\-start=\fIincr
-Adjust the start address by adding \fIincr\fP. Not all object file
+.B \fB\-\-change\-start=\fIincr\fR, \fB\-\-adjust\-start=\fIincr
+Changes the start address by adding \fIincr\fP. Not all object file
formats support setting the start address.
.TP
-.B \fB\-\-adjust\-vma=\fIincr
-Adjust the address of all sections, as well as the start address, by
+.B \fB\-\-change\-addresses=\fIincr\fR, \fB\-\-adjust\-vma=\fIincr
+Changes the address of all sections, as well as the start address, by
adding \fIincr\fP. 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.
.TP
-.B \fB\-\-adjust\-section\-vma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val
-Set or adjust the address of the named \fIsection\fP. If \fI=\fP is
+.B \fB\-\-change\-section\-address=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR, \fB\-\-adjust\-section\-vma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val
+Set or changes the VMA and LMA addresses of the named \fIsection\fP.
+If \fI=\fP is used, the section address is set to \fIval\fP.
+Otherwise, \fIval\fP is added to or subtracted from the section
+address. See the comments under \fB\-\-change\-addresses\fP, above. If
+\fIsection\fP does not exist in the input file, a warning will be
+issued, unless \fB\-\-no\-change\-warnings\fP is used.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-\-change\-section\-lma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val
+Set or change the LMA address of the named \fIsection\fP. If \fI=\fP is
+used, the section address is set to \fIval\fP. Otherwise, \fIval\fP
+is added to or subtracted from the section address. See the comments
+under \fB\-\-change\-addresses\fP, above. If \fIsection\fP does not exist
+in the input file, a warning will be issued, unless
+\fB\-\-no\-change\-warnings\fP is used.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-\-change\-section\-vma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val
+Set or change the VMA address of the named \fIsection\fP. If \fI=\fP is
used, the section address is set to \fIval\fP. Otherwise, \fIval\fP
is added to or subtracted from the section address. See the comments
-under \fB\-\-adjust\-vma\fP, above. If \fIsection\fP does not exist
+under \fB\-\-change\-addresses\fP, above. If \fIsection\fP does not exist
in the input file, a warning will be issued, unless
-\fB\-\-no\-adjust\-warnings\fP is used.
+\fB\-\-no\-change\-warnings\fP is used.
.TP
-.B \fB\-\-adjust\-warnings
-If \fB\-\-adjust\-section\-vma\fP is used, and the named section does
+.B \fB\-\-change\-warnings\fR, \fB\-\-adjust\-warnings
+If \fB\-\-change\-section\-XXX\fP is used, and the named section does
not exist, issue a warning. This is the default.
.TP
-.B \fB\-\-no\-adjust\-warnings
-Do not issue a warning if \fB\-\-adjust\-section\-vma\fP is used, even
+.B \fB\-\-no\-change\-warnings\fR, \fB\-\-no\-adjust\-warnings
+Do not issue a warning if \fB\-\-change\-section\-XXX\fP is used, even
if the named section does not exist.
.TP
.B \fB\-\-set\-section\-flags=\fIsection=flags
remove a leading underscore from all global symbols. This can be
useful if you want to link together objects of different file formats
with different conventions for symbol names. This is different from
-@code{--change-leading-char} because it always changes the symbol name
+\fB\-\-change\-leading\-char\fP because it always changes the symbol name
when appropriate, regardless of the object file format of the output
.TP
.B \-\-weaken
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