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@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ B<llc> [I<options>] [I<filename>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-The B<llc> command compiles LLVM bitcode into assembly language for a
+The B<llc> command compiles LLVM source inputs into assembly language for a
specified architecture. The assembly language output can then be passed through
a native assembler and linker to generate a native executable.
The choice of architecture for the output assembly code is automatically
-determined from the input bitcode file, unless the B<-march> option is used to
-override the default.
+determined from the input file, unless the B<-march> option is used to override
+the default.
=head1 OPTIONS
-If I<filename> is - or omitted, B<llc> reads LLVM bitcode from standard input.
-Otherwise, it will read LLVM bitcode from I<filename>.
+If I<filename> is - or omitted, B<llc> reads from standard input. Otherwise, it
+will from I<filename>. Inputs can be in either the LLVM assembly language
+format (.ll) or the LLVM bitcode format (.bc).
If the B<-o> option is omitted, then B<llc> will send its output to standard
output if the input is from standard input. If the B<-o> option specifies -,
@@ -47,20 +48,15 @@ Generate code at different optimization levels. These correspond to the I<-O0>,
I<-O1>, I<-O2>, I<-O3>, and I<-O4> optimization levels used by B<llvm-gcc> and
B<clang>.
-=item B<-f>
-
-Overwrite output files. By default, B<llc> will refuse to overwrite
-an output file which already exists.
-
=item B<-mtriple>=I<target triple>
-Override the target triple specified in the input bitcode file with the
-specified string.
+Override the target triple specified in the input file with the specified
+string.
=item B<-march>=I<arch>
Specify the architecture for which to generate assembly, overriding the target
-encoded in the bitcode file. See the output of B<llc --help> for a list of
+encoded in the input file. See the output of B<llc --help> for a list of
valid architectures. By default this is inferred from the target triple or
autodetected to the current architecture.
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