NAME

       ranlib - generate index to archive.

SYNOPSIS

       ranlib [-vV] archive

DESCRIPTION

       ranlib  generates  an  index to the contents of an archive and stores it in the archive.  The index lists
       each symbol defined by a member of an archive that is a relocatable object file.

       You may use nm -s or nm --print-armap to list this index.

       An archive with such an index speeds up linking to the library and allows routines in the library to call
       each other without regard to their placement in the archive.

       The GNU ranlib program is another form of GNU ar; running ranlib is completely equivalent to executing ar
       -s.

OPTIONS

       -v
       -V
       --version
           Show the version number of ranlib.

SEE ALSO

       ar(1), nm(1), and the Info entries for binutils.

COPYRIGHT

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       Software Foundation, Inc.

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