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.

       @file
           Read  command-line  options  from file.  The options read are inserted in place of the
           original @file option.  If file does not exist, or cannot be  read,  then  the  option
           will be treated literally, and not removed.

           Options  in  file are separated by whitespace.  A whitespace character may be included
           in an option by surrounding the entire option in either single or double quotes.   Any
           character  (including  a  backslash)  may be included by prefixing the character to be
           included with a backslash.  The file may itself contain additional @file options;  any
           such options will be processed recursively.

SEE ALSO

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

COPYRIGHT

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       2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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