dump

PURPOSE

     Dumps selected parts of an object file.

SYNOPSIS
     dump [ -abcdgloprstuvx ] [ -tindex ] [ +tindex ] [ -zname ]
     [ -zname,num ] [ +znum ] files


DESCRIPTION

     The dump  command dumps  selected parts of  the specified
     file.  dump  accepts object files, archive  object files,
     and  executable  files (with  the  -x  flag).  It  writes
     information in character,  hexadecimal, octal, or decimal
     representation, as appropriate  to format the information
     in a meaningful way.

FLAGS

     You must use at least one of the following flags:

     -a            Dumps the archive header  of each member of
                   each specified archive.
     -b            Dumps the shared library key.
     -c            Dumps the string table.
     -d            Dumps the contents of the data section.
     -g            Dumps  the global  symbols  in the  archive
                   symbol table.
     -l            Dumps line number information.
     -o            Dumps each optional header.
     -r            Dumps relocation information.
     -s            Dumps  the  contents  of  the  object  file
                   section.
     -t            Dumps symbol table entries.
     -x            Dumps  the  object module  extended  header
                   from executable files.  The extended header
                   contains the table of shared libraries that
                   the program uses.

     The following optional flags are also available:

     -p            Does not print the headers.
     -tnum         Dumps  only the  index  symbol table  entry
                   specified  with num.   Use -t  with the  +t
                   flag  to specify  a range  of symbol  table
                   entries.
     +tnum         Dumps the  symbol table entry in  the range
                   that ends  with num.   The range  starts at
                   either the  first symbol table entry  or at
                   the entry specified by -t.
     -u            Underline the name of the file.
     -v            Dumps the information in symbolic represen-
                   tation  rather the  numeric.   You can  use
                   this with any of  the above flags except -s
                   or -o.
     -zname[,num]  Dumps line number entries for name function
                   or  a range  of  line  number entries  that
                   starts  at the  specified number.   You can
                   use a blank to replace the comma that sepa-
                   rates name  and num if the  entire argument
                   is quoted.
     +znum         Dumps all line numbers up to num.

RELATED INFORMATION

     The  following  commands:   "ar,"  "nm,"   "shlib,"  and
     "size."

     The a.out and ar files  in AIX Operating System Technical
     Reference.