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<h2 class="chapter">5 ranlib</h2>
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<a name="index-ranlib-1"></a>
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<pre class="smallexample">ranlib [<samp>--plugin</samp> <var>name</var>] [<samp>-DhHvVt</samp>] <var>archive</var>
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<p><code>ranlib</code> generates an index to the contents of an archive and
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stores it in the archive. The index lists each symbol defined by a
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member of an archive that is a relocatable object file.
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<p>You may use ‘<samp>nm -s</samp>’ or ‘<samp>nm --print-armap</samp>’ to list this index.
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<p>An archive with such an index speeds up linking to the library and
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allows routines in the library to call each other without regard to
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their placement in the archive.
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<p>The <small>GNU</small> <code>ranlib</code> program is another form of <small>GNU</small> <code>ar</code>; running
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<code>ranlib</code> is completely equivalent to executing ‘<samp>ar -s</samp>’.
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See <a href="ar.html#ar">ar</a>.
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<dt><code>-h</code></dt>
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<dt><code>-H</code></dt>
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<dt><code>--help</code></dt>
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<dd><p>Show usage information for <code>ranlib</code>.
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<dt><code>-v</code></dt>
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<dt><code>-V</code></dt>
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<dt><code>--version</code></dt>
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<dd><p>Show the version number of <code>ranlib</code>.
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<dt><code>-D</code></dt>
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<dd><a name="index-deterministic-archives-4"></a>
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<a name="index-_002d_002denable_002ddeterministic_002darchives-4"></a>
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<p>Operate in <em>deterministic</em> mode. The symbol map archive member’s
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header will show zero for the UID, GID, and timestamp. When this
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option is used, multiple runs will produce identical output files.
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<p>If <samp>binutils</samp> was configured with
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<samp>--enable-deterministic-archives</samp>, then this mode is on by
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default. It can be disabled with the ‘<samp>-U</samp>’ option, described
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below.
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<dt><code>-t</code></dt>
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<dd><p>Update the timestamp of the symbol map of an archive.
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<dt><code>-U</code></dt>
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<dd><a name="index-deterministic-archives-5"></a>
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<p>Do <em>not</em> operate in <em>deterministic</em> mode. This is the
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inverse of the ‘<samp>-D</samp>’ option, above: the archive index will get
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actual UID, GID, timestamp, and file mode values.
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<p>If <samp>binutils</samp> was configured <em>without</em>
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