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-b
-C
-c
member, ar adds file to the end of the archive.
places file in archive before the member specified by posname. If you do not specify
posname, ar adds file to the beginning of the archive.
prevents ar from overwriting existing files with extracted files. You can only specify this
option when extracting files with the -x option.
suppresses the message ar normally prints when it creates a new archive file. You can only
use this in conjunction with the -r and -q options.
-F format
specifies the archive format to be used by a new archive. Valid formats are omf and coff.
You can only use this option when creating a new archive with the -r option or the -q
option.
-I
-i
-l
-s
-T
When no format for a new library is specified, ar creates the new library using the format
(OMF or COFF) of the first .obj file specified on the command line. If no .obj files exist on
the command line, the library is created using the OMF format.
ignores the case of letters when searching the archive for specified member names.
Normally, the case is significant.
inserts the file into the archive before the member specified by posname. If you do not
specify posname, ar inserts file at the beginning of the archive. This option is the same as
-b.
puts any temporary files that ar generates in the current directory rather than the default
temporary file directory.
regenerates the symbol table regardless of whether the command modifies the archive.
when used with -x, allows extraction of members with names longer than the file system
supports; normally, this is an error, and ar does not extract the file. Most file systems
truncate the file name to the appropriate length.
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