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RANLIB(1)		    UNIX Reference Manual		     RANLIB(1)

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     rraannlliibb - preprocess archives for efficient linking

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     rraannlliibb [--tt] _a_r_c_h_i_v_e__f_i_l_e ...

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     RRaannlliibb is a preprocessor for the loading utility ld(1).  RRaannlliibb creates a
     randomized library from the given _a_r_c_h_i_v_e__f_i_l_e with the file entry named
     ____..SSYYMMDDEEFF prepended.  The ____..SSYYMMDDEEFF file entry is a dictionary the loader
     can detect and interpret to resolve external references at link time.  To
     generate the library, the ar(1) utility is used.

     --tt      Ranlib only "touches" the archives and does not modify them.
	     This is useful after copying an archive or using the --tt option of
	     make(1) in order to avoid having ld(1) complain about an ``out of
	     date'' symbol table.

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     ar(1), ld(1), lorder(1), make(1), nm(1)

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     RRaannlliibb appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.

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     The archiving is a separate process and phase errors may occur (see the
     --tt option above).