[unix-history] / usr / src / old / symorder / symorder.1

.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
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.\"	@(#)symorder.1	5.1 (Berkeley) %G%
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.TH SYMORDER 1 "20 October 1979"
.UC
.SH NAME
symorder \- rearrange name list
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B symorder
orderlist symbolfile
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Orderlist
is a file containing symbols to be found in symbolfile,
1 symbol per line.
.PP
.I Symbolfile
is updated in place to put the requested symbols first
in the symbol table, in the order specified.  This is done
by swapping the old symbols in the required spots with the
new ones.  If all of the order symbols are not found, an
error is generated.
.PP
This program was specifically designed to cut down on the
overhead of getting symbols from /vmunix.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
nlist(3)
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6badfeb4	7	.TH SYMORDER 1 "20 October 1979"
dab950b7 KM	8	.UC
	9	.SH NAME
	10	symorder \- rearrange name list
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B symorder
	13	orderlist symbolfile
	14	.SH DESCRIPTION
	15	.I Orderlist
	16	is a file containing symbols to be found in symbolfile,
	17	1 symbol per line.
	18	.PP
	19	.I Symbolfile
	20	is updated in place to put the requested symbols first
	21	in the symbol table, in the order specified. This is done
	22	by swapping the old symbols in the required spots with the
	23	new ones. If all of the order symbols are not found, an
	24	error is generated.
	25	.PP
	26	This program was specifically designed to cut down on the
	27	overhead of getting symbols from /vmunix.
	28	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	29	nlist(3)