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.TH AR 1 
.UC 4
.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.
.B N.B:
This version of
.I ar
uses a ASCII-format archive which is portable among the various
machines running \s-2UNIX\s0.
Programs for dealing with older formats are available: see
.IR old (8).
.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"
lorder(1), ld(1), ranlib(1), ar(5), arcv(8), old(8)
.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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efdd6d01 C	1	.TH AR 1
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	ar \- archive and library maintainer
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B ar
	7	key [ posname ] afile name ...
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I Ar
	10	maintains groups of files
	11	combined into a single archive file.
	12	Its main use
	13	is to create and update library files as used by the loader.
	14	It can be used, though, for any similar purpose.
	15	.B N.B:
	16	This version of
	17	.I ar
	18	uses a ASCII-format archive which is portable among the various
	19	machines running \s-2UNIX\s0.
	20	Programs for dealing with older formats are available: see
	21	.IR old (8).
	22	.PP
	23	.I Key
	24	is one character from the set
	25	.B drqtpmx,
	26	optionally concatenated with
	27	one or more of
	28	.B vuaibcl.
	29	.I Afile
	30	is the archive file.
	31	The
	32	.I names
	33	are constituent files in the archive file.
	34	The meanings of the
	35	.I key
	36	characters are:
	37	.TP
	38	.B d
	39	Delete the named files from the archive file.
	40	.TP
	41	.B r
	42	Replace the named files in the archive file.
	43	If the optional character
	44	.B u
	45	is used with
	46	.B r,
	47	then only those files with
	48	modified dates later than
	49	the archive files are replaced.
	50	If an optional positioning character from the set
	51	.B abi
	52	is used, then the
	53	.I posname
	54	argument must be present
	55	and specifies that new files are to be placed
	56	after
	57	.RB ( a )
	58	or before
	59	.RB ( b
	60	or
	61	.BR i )
	62	.IR posname .
	63	Otherwise
	64	new files are placed at the end.
65	.TP
66	.B q
67	Quickly append the named files to the end of the archive file.
68	Optional positioning characters are invalid.
69	The command does not check whether the added members
70	are already in the archive.
71	Useful only to avoid quadratic behavior when creating a large
72	archive piece-by-piece.
73	.TP
74	.B t
75	Print a table of contents of the archive file.
76	If no names are given, all files in the archive are tabled.
77	If names are given, only those files are tabled.
78	.TP
79	.B p
80	Print the named files in the archive.
81	.TP
82	.B m
83	Move the named files to the end of the archive.
84	If a positioning character is present,
85	then the
86	.I posname
87	argument must be present and,
88	as in
89	.B r,
90	specifies where the files are to be moved.
91	.TP
92	.B x
93	Extract the named files.
94	If no names are given, all files in the archive are
95	extracted.
96	In neither case does
97	.B x
98	alter the archive file.
99	.TP
100	.B v
101	Verbose.
102	Under the verbose option,
103	.I ar
104	gives a file-by-file
105	description of the making of a
106	new archive file from the old archive and the constituent files.
107	When used with
108	.B t,
109	it gives a long listing of all information about the files.
110	When used with
111	.BR p ,
112	it precedes each file with a name.
113	.TP
114	.B c
115	Create.
116	Normally
117	.I ar
118	will create
119	.I afile
120	when it needs to.
121	The create option suppresses the
122	normal message that is produced when
123	.I afile
124	is created.
125	.TP
126	.B l
127	Local.
128	Normally
129	.I ar
130	places its temporary files in the directory /tmp.
131	This option causes them to be placed in the local directory.
132	.SH FILES
133	/tmp/v* temporaries
134	.SH "SEE ALSO"
135	lorder(1), ld(1), ranlib(1), ar(5), arcv(8), old(8)
136	.SH BUGS
137	If the same file is mentioned twice in an argument list,
138	it may be put in the archive twice.