.th SQUASH VI 8/24/77 .sh NAME squash \- reduce object file size .sh SYNOPSIS .bd squash file ... .sh DESCRIPTION .it Squash invokes the loader to reduce the size of the argument files. It is equivalent to the shell script: .s3 .dt .nf : loop if $1x = x exit ld \-S \-X \-r \-o x.out $1 mv x.out $1 goto loop .fi .s3 but is faster and checks for errors. The resulting objects will load faster. .it Squash is especially appropriate for routines which are to be in a library. .sh SEE\ ALSO ld (I) .sh AUTHOR William Joy .sh BUGS Squash will break links to the squashed files.