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.
is one character from the set
optionally concatenated with
are constituent files in the archive file.
means delete the named files from the archive file.
means replace the named files in the archive file.
If the optional character
then only those files with
modified dates later than
the archive files are replaced.
If the optional positioning character
and specifies a file in the archive
which new files are placed.
new files are placed at the end.
prints 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.
prints the named files in the archive.
moves the named files to the end of the archive.
argument must be present and,
specifies where the files are to be moved
extracts the named files.
If no names are given, all files in the archive are
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.
If the same file is mentioned twice in an argument list,
it may be put in the archive twice.