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SCCS-vsn: usr.bin/ar/ar.5.5 5.1

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.bin/ar/ar.5.5 b/usr/src/usr.bin/ar/ar.5.5
index 900d91b..12d2b7d 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.bin/ar/ar.5.5
+++ b/usr/src/usr.bin/ar/ar.5.5
@@ -1,34 +1,24 @@
-.\"    @(#)ar.5.5      4.1 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)ar.5.5      5.1 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .\"

-.TH AR 5 
+.TH AR 5  "15 January 1983"

 .AT 3
 .SH NAME
 ar \- archive (library) file format
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <ar.h>
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .AT 3
 .SH NAME
 ar \- archive (library) file format
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <ar.h>
 .SH DESCRIPTION

-.IR N.B. :
-This archive format is new to this distribution.
-See
-.IR old (8)
-and
-.IR arcv (1)
-for programs to deal with the old format.

 .PP
 The archive command
 .I ar
 .PP
 The archive command
 .I ar

-is used to combine several files into
-one.
-Archives are used mainly as libraries to be searched
-by the link-editor
+combines several files into one.
+Archives are used mainly as libraries to be searched by the link-editor

 .I ld.
 .PP
 A file produced by
 .I ar
 has a magic string at the start,
 followed by the constituent files, each preceded by a file header.
 .I ld.
 .PP
 A file produced by
 .I ar
 has a magic string at the start,
 followed by the constituent files, each preceded by a file header.

-The magic number and header layout as described in the
-include file are:
+The magic number and header layout as described in the include file are:

 .RS
 .PP
 .nf
 .RS
 .PP
 .nf


@@ -42,8 +32,7 @@ include file are:
 The name is a blank-padded string.
 The
 .I ar_fmag
 The name is a blank-padded string.
 The
 .I ar_fmag

-field contains ARFMAG
-to help verify the presence of a header.
+field contains ARFMAG to help verify the presence of a header.

 The other fields are left-adjusted, blank-padded numbers.
 They are decimal except for
 .IR ar_mode ,
 The other fields are left-adjusted, blank-padded numbers.
 They are decimal except for
 .IR ar_mode ,


@@ -56,12 +45,10 @@ a new-line is inserted between files if necessary.
 Nevertheless the size given reflects the
 actual size of the file exclusive of padding.
 .PP
 Nevertheless the size given reflects the
 actual size of the file exclusive of padding.
 .PP

-There is no provision for empty areas in an archive
-file.
+There is no provision for empty areas in an archive file.

 .PP
 The encoding of the header is portable across machines.
 .PP
 The encoding of the header is portable across machines.

-If an archive contains printable files, the archive itself
-is printable.
+If an archive contains printable files, the archive itself is printable.

 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 ar(1), ld(1), nm(1)
 .SH BUGS
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 ar(1), ld(1), nm(1)
 .SH BUGS