


      RANLIB(1)                   (bsd 4.2)                   RANLIB(1)



      NAME
           ranlib - convert archives to random libraries

      SYNTAX
           ranlib archive ...

      DESCRIPTION
           Ranlib converts each archive to a form which the loader can
           load more rapidly.  Ranlib does this by adding a table of
           contents called _.SYMDEF to the beginning of the archive.
           Ranlib uses ar(1) to reconstruct the archive, so that
           sufficient temporary file space must be available in the
           file system which contains the current directory.

      SEE ALSO
           ld(1), ar(1), lorder(1)

      BUGS
           Because generation of a library by ar and randomization of
           the library by ranlib are separate processes, phase errors
           are possible.


































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