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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/ar/ar.5')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/ar/ar.5 | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/ar/ar.5 b/usr.bin/ar/ar.5 index e163cf6..e04e353 100644 --- a/usr.bin/ar/ar.5 +++ b/usr.bin/ar/ar.5 @@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ .Fd #include <ar.h> .Sh DESCRIPTION The archive command -.Nm ar +.Nm combines several files into one. Archives are mainly used as libraries of object files intended to be loaded using the link-editor .Xr ld 1 . .Pp A file created with -.Nm ar +.Nm begins with the ``magic'' string "!<arch>\en". The rest of the archive is made up of objects, each of which is composed of a header for a file, a possible file name, and the file contents. @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ character, although the size in the header does not reflect this. .Xr stat 2 .Sh HISTORY There have been at least four -.Nm ar +.Nm formats. The first was denoted by the leading ``magic'' number 0177555 (stored as type int). |
