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diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.1 b/binutils/objcopy.1 deleted file mode 100644 index b3fa296d1e9..00000000000 --- a/binutils/objcopy.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,326 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 1999 Free Software Foundation -.\" See section COPYING for conditions for redistribution -.TH objcopy 1 "1999" "Cygnus Solutions" "GNU Development Tools" -.de BP -.sp -.ti \-.2i -\(** -.. - -.SH NAME -objcopy \- copy and translate object files - -.SH SYNOPSIS -.hy 0 -.na -.TP -.B objcopy -.RB "[\|" \-F\ \fIbfdname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-target=\fIbfdname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-I\ \fIbfdname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-input\-target=\fIbfdname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-O\ \fIbfdname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-output\-target=\fIbfdname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-j\ \fIsectionname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-only\-section=\fIsectionname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-R\ \fIsectionname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-remove\-section=\fIsectionname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-S\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-strip\-all\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-g\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-strip\-debug\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-strip\-unneeded\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-K\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-keep\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-N\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-strip\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-L\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-localize\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-W\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-weaken\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-x\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-discard\-all\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-X\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-discard\-locals\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-b\ \fIbyte\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-byte=\fIbyte\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-i\ \fIinterleave\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-interleave=\fIinterleave\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-p\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-preserve\-dates\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-debugging "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-gap\-fill=\fIval\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-pad\-to=\fIaddress\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-set\-start=\fIval\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-start=\fIincr\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-addresses=\fIincr\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-section\-address=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-section\-lma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-section\-vma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-warnings\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-no\-change\-warnings\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-set\-section\-flags=\fIsection=flags\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-add\-section=\fIsectionname=filename\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-change\-leading\-char\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-remove\-leading\-char\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-weaken\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-v\ |\ \-\-verbose\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-V\ |\ \-\-version\fR "\|]" -.RB "[\|" \-\-help\fR "\|]" -.B infile -.RB "[\|" outfile\fR "\|]" -.SH DESCRIPTION -The GNU -.B objcopy -utility copies the contents of an object file to another. -.B objcopy -uses the GNU BFD Library to read and write the object files. It can -write the destination object file in a format different from that of -the source object file. The exact behavior of -.B objcopy -is controlled by command-line options. -.PP -.B objcopy -creates temporary files to do its translations and deletes them -afterward. -.B objcopy -uses BFD to do all its translation work; it knows about all the -formats BFD knows about, and thus is able to recognize most formats -without being told explicitly. -.PP -.B objcopy -can be used to generate S-records by using an output target of -.B srec -(e.g., use -.B -O srec). -.PP -.B objcopy -can be used to generate a raw binary file by using an output target of -.B binary -(e.g., use -.B -O binary). -When -.B objcopy -generates a raw binary file, it will essentially produce a memory dump -of the contents of the input object file. All symbols and relocation -information will be discarded. The memory dump will start at the -virtual address of the lowest section copied into the output file. -.PP -When generating an S-record or a raw binary file, it may be helpful to -use -.B -S -to remove sections containing debugging information. In some cases -.B -R -will be useful to remove sections which contain information which is -not needed by the binary file. -.PP -.I infile -and -.I outfile -are the source and output files respectively. If you do not specify -.IR outfile , -.B objcopy -creates a temporary file and destructively renames the result with the -name of the input file. - -.SH OPTIONS -.TP -.B \-I \fIbfdname\fR, \fB\-\-input\-target=\fIbfdname -Consider the source file's object format to be -.IR bfdname , -rather than attempting to deduce it. -.TP -.B \-O \fIbfdname\fR, \fB\-\-output\-target=\fIbfdname -Write the output file using the object format -.IR bfdname . -.TP -.B \-F \fIbfdname\fR, \fB\-\-target=\fIbfdname -Use -.I bfdname -as the object format for both the input and the output file; i.e. -simply transfer data from source to destination with no translation. -.TP -.B \-j \fIsectionname\fR, \fB\-\-only\-section=\fIsectionname -Copy only the named section from the input file to the output file, -discarding all other sections. This option may be given more than -once. Note that using this option inappropriately may make the output -file unusable. -.TP -.B \-R \fIsectionname\fR, \fB\-\-remove-section=\fIsectionname -Remove the named section from the file. This option may be given more -than once. Note that using this option inappropriately may make the -output file unusable. -.TP -.B \-S\fR, \fB\-\-strip\-all -Do not copy relocation and symbol information from the source file. -.TP -.B \-g\fR, \fB\-\-strip\-debug -Do not copy debugging symbols from the source file. -.TP -.B \-\-strip\-unneeded -Strip all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing. -.TP -.B \-K \fIsymbolname\fR, \fB\-\-keep\-symbol=\fIsymbolname -Copy only symbol \fIsymbolname\fP from the source file. This option -may be given more than once. -.TP -.B \-N \fIsymbolname\fR, \fB\-\-strip\-symbol=\fIsymbolname -Do not copy symbol \fIsymbolname\fP from the source file. This option -may be given more than once. -.TP -.B \-L \fIsymbolname\fR, \fB\-\-localize\-symbol=\fIsymbolname -Make symbol \fIsymbolname\fP local to the file, so that it is not -visible externally. This option may be given more than once. -.TP -.B \-W \fIsymbolname\fR, \fB\-\-weaken\-symbol=\fIsymbolname -Make symbol \fIsymbolname\fP weak. This option may be given more than once. -.TP -.B \-x\fR, \fB \-\-discard\-all -Do not copy non-global symbols from the source file. -.TP -.B \-X\fR, \fB\-\-discard\-locals -Do not copy compiler-generated local symbols. (These usually start -with "L" or "."). -.TP -.B \-b \fIbyte\fR, \fB\-\-byte=\fIbyte -Keep only every \fIbyte\fPth byte of the input file (header data is -not affected). \fIbyte\fP can be in the range from 0 to the -interleave-1. This option is useful for creating files to program -ROMs. It is typically used with an srec output target. -.TP -.B \-i \fIinterleave\fR, \fB\-\-interleave=\fIinterleave -Only copy one out of every \fIinterleave\fP bytes. Which one to copy is -selected by the \fB\-b\fP or \fB\-\-byte\fP option. The default is 4. -The interleave is ignored if neither \fB\-b\fP nor \fB\-\-byte\fP is given. -.TP -.B \-p\fR, \fB\-\-preserve\-dates -Set the access and modification dates of the output file to be the same -as those of the input file. -.TP -.B \-\-debugging -Convert debugging information, if possible. This is not the default -because only certain debugging formats are supported, and the -conversion process can be time consuming. -.TP -.B \-\-gap\-fill=\fIval -Fill gaps between sections with \fIval\fP. This operation applies to -the \fIload address\fP (LMA) of the sections. It is done by increasing -the size of the section with the lower address, and filling in the extra -space created with \fIval\fP. -.TP -.B \-\-pad\-to=\fIaddress -Pad the output file up to the load address \fIaddress\fP. This is -done by increasing the size of the last section. The extra space is -filled in with the value specified by \fB\-\-gap\-fill\fP (default -zero). -.TP -.B \fB\-\-set\-start=\fIval -Set the start address of the new file to \fIval\fP. Not all object -file formats support setting the start address. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-change\-start=\fIincr\fR, \fB\-\-adjust\-start=\fIincr -Changes the start address by adding \fIincr\fP. Not all object file -formats support setting the start address. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-change\-addresses=\fIincr\fR, \fB\-\-adjust\-vma=\fIincr -Changes the address of all sections, as well as the start address, by -adding \fIincr\fP. Some object file formats do not permit section -addresses to be changed arbitrarily. Note that this does not relocate -the sections; if the program expects sections to be loaded at a -certain address, and this option is used to change the sections such -that they are loaded at a different address, the program may fail. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-change\-section\-address=\fIsection{=,+,-}val\fR, \fB\-\-adjust\-section\-vma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val -Set or changes the VMA and LMA addresses of the named \fIsection\fP. -If \fI=\fP is used, the section address is set to \fIval\fP. -Otherwise, \fIval\fP is added to or subtracted from the section -address. See the comments under \fB\-\-change\-addresses\fP, above. If -\fIsection\fP does not exist in the input file, a warning will be -issued, unless \fB\-\-no\-change\-warnings\fP is used. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-change\-section\-lma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val -Set or change the LMA address of the named \fIsection\fP. If \fI=\fP is -used, the section address is set to \fIval\fP. Otherwise, \fIval\fP -is added to or subtracted from the section address. See the comments -under \fB\-\-change\-addresses\fP, above. If \fIsection\fP does not exist -in the input file, a warning will be issued, unless -\fB\-\-no\-change\-warnings\fP is used. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-change\-section\-vma=\fIsection{=,+,-}val -Set or change the VMA address of the named \fIsection\fP. If \fI=\fP is -used, the section address is set to \fIval\fP. Otherwise, \fIval\fP -is added to or subtracted from the section address. See the comments -under \fB\-\-change\-addresses\fP, above. If \fIsection\fP does not exist -in the input file, a warning will be issued, unless -\fB\-\-no\-change\-warnings\fP is used. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-change\-warnings\fR, \fB\-\-adjust\-warnings -If \fB\-\-change\-section\-XXX\fP is used, and the named section does -not exist, issue a warning. This is the default. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-no\-change\-warnings\fR, \fB\-\-no\-adjust\-warnings -Do not issue a warning if \fB\-\-change\-section\-XXX\fP is used, even -if the named section does not exist. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-set\-section\-flags=\fIsection=flags -Set the flags for the named section. The \fIflags\fP argument is a -comma separated string of flag names. The recognized names are -\fIalloc\fP, \fIcontents\fP, \fIload\fP, \fInoload\fP, \fIreadonly\fP, -\fIcode\fP, \fIdata\fP, \fIrom\fP, \fIshare\fP, and \fIdebug\fP. Not -all flags are meaningful for all object file formats. -.TP -.B \fB\-\-add\-section=\fIsectionname=filename -Add a new section named \fIsectionname\fR while copying the file. The -contents of the new section are taken from the file \fIfilename\fR. -The size of the section will be the size of the file. This option -only works on file formats which can support sections with arbitrary -names. -.TP -.B \-\-change\-leading\-char -Some object file formats use special characters at the start of -symbols. The most common such character is underscore, which compilers -often add before every symbol. This option tells -.B objcopy -to change the leading character of every symbol when it converts -between object file formats. If the object file formats use the same -leading character, this option has no effect. Otherwise, it will add -a character, or remove a character, or change a character, as -appropriate. -.TP -.B \-\-remove\-leading\-char -If the first character of a global symbol is a special symbol leading -character used by the object file format, remove the character. The -most common symbol leading character is underscore. This option will -remove a leading underscore from all global symbols. This can be -useful if you want to link together objects of different file formats -with different conventions for symbol names. This is different from -\fB\-\-change\-leading\-char\fP because it always changes the symbol name -when appropriate, regardless of the object file format of the output -.TP -.B \-\-weaken -Change all global symbols in the file to be weak. -.TP -.B \-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose -Verbose output: list all object files modified. In the case of -archives, "\fBobjcopy \-V\fR" lists all members of the archive. -.TP -.B \-V\fR, \fB\-\-version -Show the version number of -.B objcopy -and exit. -.TP -.B \-\-help -Show a summary of the options to -.B objcopy -and exit. -.SH "SEE ALSO" -.RB "`\|" binutils "\|'" -entry in -.B -info\c -\&; -.I -The GNU Binary Utilities\c -\&, Roland H. Pesch (June 1993). - -.SH COPYING -Copyright (c) 1993, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -.PP -Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of -this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice -are preserved on all copies. -.PP -Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this -manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the -entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a -permission notice identical to this one. -.PP -Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this -manual into another language, under the above conditions for modified -versions, except that this permission notice may be included in -translations approved by the Free Software Foundation instead of in -the original English. |