.\" @(#)ar.1 6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
ar \- archive and library maintainer
key [ posname ] afile name ...
maintains groups of files
combined into a single archive file.
is to create and update library files as used by the loader.
It can be used, though, for any similar purpose.
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
is one character from the set
optionally concatenated with
are constituent files in the archive file.
Delete the named files from the archive file.
Replace the named files in the archive file.
If the optional character
then only those files with `last-modified' dates later than
the archive files are replaced.
If an optional positioning character from the set
and specifies that new files are to be placed
new files are placed at the end.
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
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.
Print the named files in the archive.
Move the named files to the end of the archive.
If a positioning character is present,
argument must be present and,
specifies where the files are to be moved.
If no names are given, all files in the archive are
alter the archive file. Normally the `last-modified' date of each
extracted file is the date when it is extracted. However, if
is used, the `last-modified' date is reset to the date recorded in the
Under the verbose option,
description of the making of a
new archive file from the old archive and the constituent files.
it gives a long listing of all information about the files.
it precedes each file with a name.
The create option suppresses the
normal message that is produced when
places its temporary files in the directory /tmp.
This option causes them to be placed in the local directory.
lorder(1), ld(1), ranlib(1), ar(5), arcv(8)
If the same file is mentioned twice in an argument list,
it may be put in the archive twice.
The `last-modified' date of a file will not be altered by the
option if the user is not the owner of the extracted file, or the super-user.