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.TH AR 1 
.SH NAME
ar \- archive and library maintainer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ar
key [ posname ] afile name ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Ar
maintains groups of files
combined into a single archive file.
Its main use
is to create and update library files as used by the loader.
It can be used, though, for any similar purpose.
.PP
.I Key
is one character from the set
.B drqtpmx,
optionally concatenated with
one or more of
.B vuaibcl.
.I Afile
is the archive file.
The
.I names
are constituent files in the archive file.
The meanings of the
.I key
characters are:
.TP
.B d
Delete the named files from the archive file.
.TP
.B r
Replace the named files in the archive file.
If the optional character
.B u
is used with
.B r,
then only those files with
modified dates later than
the archive files are replaced.
If an optional positioning character from the set
.B abi
is used, then the
.I posname
argument must be present
and specifies that new files are to be placed
after
.RB ( a )
or before
.RB ( b
or
.BR i )
.IR posname .
Otherwise
new files are placed at the end.
.TP
.B q
Quickly append the named files to the end of the archive file.
Optional positioning characters are invalid.
The command does not check whether the added members
are already in the archive.
Useful only to avoid quadratic behavior when creating a large
archive piece-by-piece.
.TP
.B t
Print a table of contents of the archive file.
If no names are given, all files in the archive are tabled.
If names are given, only those files are tabled.
.TP
.B p
Print the named files in the archive.
.TP
.B m
Move the named files to the end of the archive.
If a positioning character is present,
then the
.I posname
argument must be present and,
as in
.B r,
specifies where the files are to be moved.
.TP
.B x
Extract the named files.
If no names are given, all files in the archive are
extracted.
In neither case does
.B x
alter the archive file.
.TP
.B v
Verbose.
Under the verbose option,
.I ar
gives a file-by-file
description of the making of a
new archive file from the old archive and the constituent files.
When used with
.B t,
it gives a long listing of all information about the files.
When used with
.BR p ,
it precedes each file with a name.
.TP
.B c
Create.
Normally
.I ar
will create
.I afile
when it needs to.
The create option suppresses the
normal message that is produced when
.I afile
is created.
.TP
.B l
Local.
Normally
.I ar
places its temporary files in the directory /tmp.
This option causes them to be placed in the local directory.
.SH FILES
/tmp/v*	temporaries
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ld(1), ar(5),
lorder(1)
.SH BUGS
If the same file is mentioned twice in an argument list,
it may be put in the archive twice.
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e6817382 BJ	1	.TH AR 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	ar \- archive and library maintainer
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B ar
	6	key [ posname ] afile name ...
	7	.SH DESCRIPTION
	8	.I Ar
	9	maintains groups of files
	10	combined into a single archive file.
	11	Its main use
	12	is to create and update library files as used by the loader.
	13	It can be used, though, for any similar purpose.
	14	.PP
	15	.I Key
	16	is one character from the set
	17	.B drqtpmx,
	18	optionally concatenated with
	19	one or more of
	20	.B vuaibcl.
	21	.I Afile
	22	is the archive file.
	23	The
	24	.I names
	25	are constituent files in the archive file.
	26	The meanings of the
	27	.I key
	28	characters are:
	29	.TP
	30	.B d
	31	Delete the named files from the archive file.
	32	.TP
	33	.B r
	34	Replace the named files in the archive file.
	35	If the optional character
	36	.B u
	37	is used with
	38	.B r,
	39	then only those files with
	40	modified dates later than
	41	the archive files are replaced.
	42	If an optional positioning character from the set
	43	.B abi
	44	is used, then the
	45	.I posname
	46	argument must be present
	47	and specifies that new files are to be placed
	48	after
	49	.RB ( a )
	50	or before
	51	.RB ( b
	52	or
	53	.BR i )
	54	.IR posname .
	55	Otherwise
	56	new files are placed at the end.
	57	.TP
	58	.B q
	59	Quickly append the named files to the end of the archive file.
	60	Optional positioning characters are invalid.
	61	The command does not check whether the added members
	62	are already in the archive.
	63	Useful only to avoid quadratic behavior when creating a large
	64	archive piece-by-piece.
65	.TP
66	.B t
67	Print a table of contents of the archive file.
68	If no names are given, all files in the archive are tabled.
69	If names are given, only those files are tabled.
70	.TP
71	.B p
72	Print the named files in the archive.
73	.TP
74	.B m
75	Move the named files to the end of the archive.
76	If a positioning character is present,
77	then the
78	.I posname
79	argument must be present and,
80	as in
81	.B r,
82	specifies where the files are to be moved.
83	.TP
84	.B x
85	Extract the named files.
86	If no names are given, all files in the archive are
87	extracted.
88	In neither case does
89	.B x
90	alter the archive file.
91	.TP
92	.B v
93	Verbose.
94	Under the verbose option,
95	.I ar
96	gives a file-by-file
97	description of the making of a
98	new archive file from the old archive and the constituent files.
99	When used with
100	.B t,
101	it gives a long listing of all information about the files.
102	When used with
103	.BR p ,
104	it precedes each file with a name.
105	.TP
106	.B c
107	Create.
108	Normally
109	.I ar
110	will create
111	.I afile
112	when it needs to.
113	The create option suppresses the
114	normal message that is produced when
115	.I afile
116	is created.
117	.TP
118	.B l
119	Local.
120	Normally
121	.I ar
122	places its temporary files in the directory /tmp.
123	This option causes them to be placed in the local directory.
124	.SH FILES
125	/tmp/v* temporaries
126	.SH "SEE ALSO"
127	ld(1), ar(5),
128	lorder(1)
129	.SH BUGS
130	If the same file is mentioned twice in an argument list,
131	it may be put in the archive twice.