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index 9f7a448..704cc87 100644
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+++ b/docs/tools/clang.pod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ clang - the Clang C, C++, and Objective-C compiler
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<clang> [B<-c>|B<-S>|B<-E>] B<-std=>I<standard> B<-g>
- [B<-O0>|B<-O1>|B<-O2>|B<-Os>|B<-O3>|B<-O4>]
+ [B<-O0>|B<-O1>|B<-O2>|B<-Os>|B<-Oz>|B<-O3>|B<-O4>]
B<-W>I<warnings...> B<-pedantic>
B<-I>I<dir...> B<-L>I<dir...>
B<-D>I<macro[=defn]>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ parse errors. The output of this stage is an "Abstract Syntax Tree" (AST).
This stage translates an AST into low-level intermediate code (known as "LLVM
IR") and ultimately to machine code. This phase is responsible for optimizing
-the generated code and handling target-specfic code generation. The output of
+the generated code and handling target-specific code generation. The output of
this stage is typically called a ".s" file or "assembly" file.
Clang also supports the use of an integrated assembler, in which the code
@@ -263,12 +263,13 @@ may not exist on earlier ones.
=over
-=item B<-O0> B<-O1> B<-O2> B<-Os> B<-O3> B<-O4>
+=item B<-O0> B<-O1> B<-O2> B<-Os> B<-Oz> B<-O3> B<-O4>
Specify which optimization level to use. B<-O0> means "no optimization": this
level compiles the fastest and generates the most debuggable code. B<-O2> is a
moderate level of optimization which enables most optimizations. B<-Os> is like
-B<-O2> with extra optimizations to reduce code size. B<-O3> is like B<-O2>,
+B<-O2> with extra optimizations to reduce code size. B<-Oz> is like B<-Os>
+(and thus B<-O2>), but reduces code size further. B<-O3> is like B<-O2>,
except that it enables optimizations that take longer to perform or that may
generate larger code (in an attempt to make the program run faster). On
supported platforms, B<-O4> enables link-time optimization; object files are
@@ -356,18 +357,10 @@ Pass I<arg> to the static analyzer.
Pass I<arg> to the assembler.
-=item B<-Xclang> I<arg>
-
-Pass I<arg> to the clang compiler frontend.
-
=item B<-Xlinker> I<arg>
Pass I<arg> to the linker.
-=item B<-mllvm> I<arg>
-
-Pass I<arg> to the LLVM backend.
-
=item B<-Xpreprocessor> I<arg>
Pass I<arg> to the preprocessor.
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