RANLIB(1,C)                 AIX Commands Reference                  RANLIB(1,C)



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ranlib



PURPOSE

Converts archives to random libraries.

SYNTAX


          +------+
ranlib ---|      |--- archive ---|
          +- -t -+


DESCRIPTION

This command is included for compatibility only.  The functionality is in ar.
The ranlib command converts each archive to a form which the loader can load
more rapidly.  Sufficient temporary file space must be available in the file
system which contains the current directory.

If given the -t option, ranlib only "touches" the archives and does not modify
them.  This is useful after copying an archive or using the -t option of make
in order to avoid having ld complain about an "out of date" symbol table.

The ranlib command is a shell script which invokes ar with the appropriate
flags.

FLAGS

-t   "Touch" the named archives without modifying them.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following commands:  "ld,"  "ar,"  "lorder," and "make."

















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