NAME
    ranlib - generate index to archive.

SYNOPSIS
    ranlib [-vV] archive

DESCRIPTION
    ranlib generates an index to the contents of an archive and stores it
    in the archive. The index lists each symbol defined by a member of an
    archive that is a relocatable object file.

    You may use nm -s or nm --print-armap to list this index.

    An archive with such an index speeds up linking to the library and
    allows routines in the library to call each other without regard to
    their placement in the archive.

    The GNU  ranlib  program is another form of GNU ar; running ranlib is
    completely equivalent to executing ar -s.

OPTIONS
    -v
    -V
    --version
   Show the version number of ranlib.

SEE ALSO
   ar(1),nm(1), and the Info entries for binutils.

COPYRIGHT
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    Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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