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.TH CFLOW 1
.SH NAME
cflow \- generate C flow graph
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cflow
[ option ] ...
file \ ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Cflow
analyzes a collection of C, 
.IR yacc (1),
.IR lex (1),
assembler and object files
and displays (on the standard output) a chart of external references.
The
.BR \-I ,
.B \-D
and
.B \-U
options of
.IR cc (1)
are understood.
.PP
Each line of output begins with a reference
(i.e.,
.IR line )
number, followed by a suitable number of tabs
indicating call level.
Then the name of the global
(function or variable),
a colon
and its definition.
For information extracted from C source,
the definition consists of an abstract type declaration
(e.g.,
.B char
*),
the name of the source file
and the line number
where the definition was found.
Definitions extracted from object files
merely indicate the file name and location
counter under which the symbol appeared
(e.g.,
.IR text ).
Leading underscores in C-style external names are deleted.
.PP
Once a definition of a name has been printed,
subsequent references to that name contain
only the reference number of the line
where the definition may be found.
For undefined references, a question mark is printed.
.PP
The graph is printed from the top down.
Any argument which is a simple string (has no recognizable suffix)
is taken to mean the name of a starting node.
.SH EXAMPLES
Input file, t.c			\fIcflow\fP output
.IP
.nf
int	i;		1	main: int(), t.c 4
main(){			2		f: int(), t.c 10
	f();		3			h: ?
	g();		4			i: int, t.c 1
	f();		5		g: ?
}
f() {
	i = h();
}
.fi
.TP
cflow printf /lib/libc.a
display printf() and everything it refers to
.SH "SEE ALSO"
cc(1),
lint(1),
nm(1)
.SH FILES
/usr/tmp/cf.$$.?