nm

PURPOSE

     Displays the symbol table of an object file.

SYNOPSIS
     nm [ -o ] [ -x ] [ -d ] [ -T ] [ -v ] [ -h ] [ -n ] [ -e ] [ -f ] [ -u ]
     files


DESCRIPTION

     The nm command writes the  symbol table of each specified
     object file  to standard  output.  file  can be  a single
     relocatable or absolute common  object file or an archive
     library of  relocatable or absolute common  object files.
     nm displays the following information for each symbol:

     Name       The name of the symbol.
     Value      Its value expressed as an offset or an address
                depending on its storage class.
     Class      Its storage class.
     Type       Its  type and  derived  type.   If the  symbol
                refers to  a structure or a  union, the struc-
                ture or  union tag  follows the  type declara-
                tion.  If  the symbol  is an array,  the array
                dimensions  follow the  type.   Note that  you
                must have compiled the  object file with cc -g
                for this information to appear.
     Size       Its size  in bytes,  if available.   Note that
                you must have compiled the object file with cc
                -g for this information to appear.
     Line       The source line number at which it is defined,
                if available.   Note that  you must  have com-
                piled  the object  file  with  cc -g for  this
                information to appear.
     Section    For static  and external storage  classes, the
                object file section containing the symbol.

FLAG

     -e Displays only static and external symbols.
     -h Does not display output header data.
     -n Sorts external symbols by name before displaying them.
        Use this flag only in conjunction with the -e flag.
     -o Displays a symbol's value and  size as an octal rather
        than a decimal number.
     -T Truncates every name that would otherwise overflow its
        column,  making the  last character  displayed in  the
        name an asterisk.  By  default, nm displays the entire
        name of the symbols listed,  and a name that is longer
        than the width  of the column set aside  for it causes
        every column after the name to be misaligned.
     -u Displays only undefined symbols.
     -v Sorts  external  symbols  by value  before  displaying
        them.  Use this  flag only in conjunction  with the -e
        flag.
     -x Displays a  symbol's value  and size as  a hexadecimal
        rather than a decimal number.

FILES

     a.out   Default input file.

RELATED INFORMATION

     The following  commands:  "ar,"  "as,"  "backup,"  "cc,"
     "ld," "size," and  "strip."

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