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.TH SYMORDER 1 10/20/79
.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"
.IR nlist (3)
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d2681696 BJ	1	.TH SYMORDER 1 10/20/79
	2	.UC
	3	.SH NAME
	4	symorder \- rearrange name list
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B symorder
	7	orderlist symbolfile
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I Orderlist
	10	is a file containing symbols to be found in symbolfile,
	11	1 symbol per line.
	12	.PP
	13	.I Symbolfile
	14	is updated in place to put the requested symbols first
	15	in the symbol table, in the order specified. This is done
	16	by swapping the old symbols in the required spots with the
	17	new ones. If all of the order symbols are not found, an
	18	error is generated.
	19	.PP
	20	This program was specifically designed to cut down on the
	21	overhead of getting symbols from /vmunix.
	22	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	23	.IR nlist (3)