date and time created 88/12/14 16:21:45 by marc

[unix-history] / usr / src / usr.bin / nm / nm.1

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.bin/nm/nm.1 b/usr/src/usr.bin/nm/nm.1
index decc047..f767f8d 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.bin/nm/nm.1
+++ b/usr/src/usr.bin/nm/nm.1
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)nm.1        4.1 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)nm.1        6.1 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .\"

-.TH NM 1 
+.TH NM 1 ""

 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 nm \- print name list
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 nm \- print name list


@@ -18,15 +18,10 @@ nm \- print name list
 .I Nm
 prints the name list (symbol table) of each object
 .I file
 .I Nm
 prints the name list (symbol table) of each object
 .I file

-in the argument list.
-If an argument
-is an archive, a listing for each object
-file in the archive will be produced.
-If no
+in the argument list.  If an argument is an archive, a listing for each object
+file in the archive will be produced.  If no

 .I file
 .I file

-is given, the symbols in
-`a.out'
-are listed.
+is given, the symbols in "a.out" are listed.

 .PP
 Each symbol name is preceded by its value (blanks if undefined)
 and one of the letters
 .PP
 Each symbol name is preceded by its value (blanks if undefined)
 and one of the letters


@@ -53,20 +48,16 @@ and one of the letters
 file name,
 or
 .B \-
 file name,
 or
 .B \-

-for sdb symbol table entries (see
+for debugger symbol table entries (see

 .B \-a
 below).
 .B \-a
 below).

-If the symbol is local (non-external) the type letter is in
-lower case.
+If the symbol is local (non-external) the type letter is in lower case.

 The output is sorted alphabetically.
 .PP
 Options are:
 .TP
 The output is sorted alphabetically.
 .PP
 Options are:
 .TP

-.B \-a
-Include all symbols in candidates for printing; normally
-symbols destined for
-.IR sdb (1)
-are excluded.
+.B  \-a
+Print symbol table entries inserted for use by debuggers.

 .TP
 .B  \-g
 Print only global (external) symbols.
 .TP
 .B  \-g
 Print only global (external) symbols.


@@ -75,8 +66,7 @@ Print only global (external) symbols.
 Sort numerically rather than alphabetically.
 .TP
 .B  \-o
 Sort numerically rather than alphabetically.
 .TP
 .B  \-o

-Prepend file or archive element name to each
-output line rather than only once.
+Prepend file or archive element name to each output line rather than only once.

 .TP
 .B  \-p
 Don't sort; print in symbol-table order.
 .TP
 .B  \-p
 Don't sort; print in symbol-table order.