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diff --git a/usr/man/man1/as.1 b/usr/man/man1/as.1
index 713ed93..2eefd0d 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/man/man1/as.1
+++ b/usr/man/man1/as.1
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-.TH AS 1 VAX-11
+.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
+.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)as.1        6.3 (Berkeley) 5/8/86
+.\"
+.TH AS 1 "May 8, 1986"

 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME

-as \- assembler
+as \- VAX-11 assembler

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B as
 [
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B as
 [

+.B \-a1-16
+] [
+[

 .B \-d124
 ] [
 .B \-L
 .B \-d124
 ] [
 .B \-L


@@ -27,6 +36,13 @@ objfile ] [ name ... ]
 assembles the named files, or the standard input if no file name is specified.
 The available flags are:
 .TP
 assembles the named files, or the standard input if no file name is specified.
 The available flags are:
 .TP

+.B \-a
+Specifies the alignment of procedures and data blocks.
+It is given as a power of two; thus an alignment of 3
+causes alignment on an eight byte boundary.
+The default is
+.B \-a2.
+.TP

 .B \-d
 Specifies the number of bytes to be assembled for offsets
 which involve forward or external references, and which have sizes unspecified
 .B \-d
 Specifies the number of bytes to be assembled for offsets
 which involve forward or external references, and which have sizes unspecified


@@ -40,7 +56,8 @@ to save space in the resultant symbol table.
 The compilers generate such temporary labels.
 .TP
 .B \-V
 The compilers generate such temporary labels.
 .TP
 .B \-V

-Use virtual memory for intermediate storage, rather than a temporary file.
+Use virtual memory for some intermediate storage,
+rather than a temporary file.

 .TP
 .B \-W
 Do not complain about errors.
 .TP
 .B \-W
 Do not complain about errors.


@@ -70,14 +87,14 @@ if that is omitted,
 is used.
 .SH FILES
 .ta 1.5i
 is used.
 .SH FILES
 .ta 1.5i

-/tmp/as\(**    default temporary file
+/tmp/as\(**    default temporary files

 .br
 a.out          default resultant object file
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 ld(1),
 nm(1),
 adb(1),
 .br
 a.out          default resultant object file
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 ld(1),
 nm(1),
 adb(1),

-sdb(1),
+dbx(1),

 a.out(5)
 .br
 Auxiliary documentation
 a.out(5)
 .br
 Auxiliary documentation