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.TH AR 1 "24 February 1979"
.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 arcv (8).
.PP
.I Key
is one character from the set
.B drqtpmx,
optionally concatenated with
one or more of
.B vuaibclo.
.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 `last-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. Normally the `last-modified' date of each
extracted file is the date when it is extracted. However, if
.B o
is used, the `last-modified' date is reset to the date recorded in the
archive.
.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)
.SH BUGS
If the same file is mentioned twice in an argument list,
it may be put in the archive twice.
.LP
The `last-modified' date of a file will not be altered by the
.B o
option if the user is not the owner of the extracted file, or the super-user.
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ba4d2fae C	1	.TH AR 1 "24 February 1979"
	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	.B N.B:
	15	This version of
	16	.I ar
	17	uses a ASCII-format archive which is portable among the various
	18	machines running \s-2UNIX\s0.
	19	Programs for dealing with older formats are available: see
	20	.IR arcv (8).
	21	.PP
	22	.I Key
	23	is one character from the set
	24	.B drqtpmx,
	25	optionally concatenated with
	26	one or more of
	27	.B vuaibclo.
	28	.I Afile
	29	is the archive file.
	30	The
	31	.I names
	32	are constituent files in the archive file.
	33	The meanings of the
	34	.I key
	35	characters are:
	36	.TP
	37	.B d
	38	Delete the named files from the archive file.
	39	.TP
	40	.B r
	41	Replace the named files in the archive file.
	42	If the optional character
	43	.B u
	44	is used with
	45	.B r,
	46	then only those files with `last-modified' dates later than
	47	the archive files are replaced.
	48	If an optional positioning character from the set
	49	.B abi
	50	is used, then the
	51	.I posname
	52	argument must be present
	53	and specifies that new files are to be placed
	54	after
	55	.RB ( a )
	56	or before
	57	.RB ( b
	58	or
	59	.BR i )
	60	.IR posname .
	61	Otherwise
	62	new files are placed at the end.
	63	.TP
	64	.B q
65	Quickly append the named files to the end of the archive file.
66	Optional positioning characters are invalid.
67	The command does not check whether the added members
68	are already in the archive.
69	Useful only to avoid quadratic behavior when creating a large
70	archive piece-by-piece.
71	.TP
72	.B t
73	Print a table of contents of the archive file.
74	If no names are given, all files in the archive are tabled.
75	If names are given, only those files are tabled.
76	.TP
77	.B p
78	Print the named files in the archive.
79	.TP
80	.B m
81	Move the named files to the end of the archive.
82	If a positioning character is present,
83	then the
84	.I posname
85	argument must be present and,
86	as in
87	.B r,
88	specifies where the files are to be moved.
89	.TP
90	.B x
91	Extract the named files.
92	If no names are given, all files in the archive are
93	extracted.
94	In neither case does
95	.B x
96	alter the archive file. Normally the `last-modified' date of each
97	extracted file is the date when it is extracted. However, if
98	.B o
99	is used, the `last-modified' date is reset to the date recorded in the
100	archive.
101	.TP
102	.B v
103	Verbose.
104	Under the verbose option,
105	.I ar
106	gives a file-by-file
107	description of the making of a
108	new archive file from the old archive and the constituent files.
109	When used with
110	.B t,
111	it gives a long listing of all information about the files.
112	When used with
113	.BR p ,
114	it precedes each file with a name.
115	.TP
116	.B c
117	Create.
118	Normally
119	.I ar
120	will create
121	.I afile
122	when it needs to.
123	The create option suppresses the
124	normal message that is produced when
125	.I afile
126	is created.
127	.TP
128	.B l
129	Local.
130	Normally
131	.I ar
132	places its temporary files in the directory /tmp.
133	This option causes them to be placed in the local directory.
134	.SH FILES
135	/tmp/v* temporaries
136	.SH "SEE ALSO"
137	lorder(1), ld(1), ranlib(1), ar(5), arcv(8)
138	.SH BUGS
139	If the same file is mentioned twice in an argument list,
140	it may be put in the archive twice.
141	.LP
142	The `last-modified' date of a file will not be altered by the
143	.B o
144	option if the user is not the owner of the extracted file, or the super-user.