@c man title ar create, modify, and extract from archives
@smallexample
-ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] [@option{--target} @var{bfdname}] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
ar -M [ <mri-script ]
@end smallexample
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS ar
-ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [@option{-X32_64}] [@option{-}]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [@option{-X32_64}] [@option{-}]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] [@option{--target} @var{bfdname}] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
@c man end
@end smallexample
Files cannot be extracted from a thin archive.
+@item --help
+Displays the list of command line options supported by @command{ar}
+and then exits.
+
+@item --version
+Displays the version information of @command{ar} and then exits.
+
@end table
A number of modifiers (@var{mod}) may immediately follow the @var{p}
for more file formats. This option is only available if the toolchain
has been built with plugin support enabled.
+The optional command line switch @option{--target} @var{bfdname}
+specifies that the archive members are in an object code format
+different from your system's default format. See
+@xref{Target Selection}, for more information.
+
@c man end
@ignore
@item
The symbol type. At least the following types are used; others are, as
well, depending on the object file format. If lowercase, the symbol is
-local; if uppercase, the symbol is global (external).
+usually local; if uppercase, the symbol is global (external). There
+are however a few lowercase symbols that are shown for special global
+symbols (@code{u}, @code{v} and @code{w}).
@c Some more detail on exactly what these symbol types are used for
@c would be nice.
[@option{--subsystem=}@var{which}:@var{major}.@var{minor}]
[@option{--compress-debug-sections}]
[@option{--decompress-debug-sections}]
+ [@option{--dwarf-depth=@var{n}}]
+ [@option{--dwarf-start=@var{n}}]
[@option{-v}|@option{--verbose}]
[@option{-V}|@option{--version}]
[@option{--help}] [@option{--info}]
[@option{-m} @var{machine}|@option{--architecture=}@var{machine}]
[@option{-M} @var{options}|@option{--disassembler-options=}@var{options}]
[@option{-p}|@option{--private-headers}]
+ [@option{-P} @var{options}|@option{--private=}@var{options}]
[@option{-r}|@option{--reloc}]
[@option{-R}|@option{--dynamic-reloc}]
[@option{-s}|@option{--full-contents}]
The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are
equivalent. At least one option from the list
-@option{-a,-d,-D,-e,-f,-g,-G,-h,-H,-p,-r,-R,-s,-S,-t,-T,-V,-x} must be given.
+@option{-a,-d,-D,-e,-f,-g,-G,-h,-H,-p,-P,-r,-R,-s,-S,-t,-T,-V,-x} must be given.
@table @env
@item -a
information printed depends upon the object file format. For some
object file formats, no additional information is printed.
+@item -P @var{options}
+@itemx --private=@var{options}
+Print information that is specific to the object file format. The
+argument @var{options} is a comma separated list that depends on the
+format (the lists of options is displayed with the help).
+
+For XCOFF, the available options are: @option{header}, @option{aout},
+@option{sections}, @option{syms}, @option{relocs}, @option{lineno},
+@option{loader}, @option{except}, @option{typchk}, @option{traceback}
+and @option{toc}.
+
@item -r
@itemx --reloc
@cindex relocation entries, in object file
Note that there is no single letter option to display the content of
trace sections or .gdb_index.
+Note: the output from the @option{=info} option can also be affected
+by the options @option{--dwarf-depth} and @option{--dwarf-start}.
+
+@item --dwarf-depth=@var{n}
+Limit the dump of the @code{.debug_info} section to @var{n} children.
+This is only useful with @option{--dwarf=info}. The default is
+to print all DIEs; the special value 0 for @var{n} will also have this
+effect.
+
+With a non-zero value for @var{n}, DIEs at or deeper than @var{n}
+levels will not be printed. The range for @var{n} is zero-based.
+
+@item --dwarf-start=@var{n}
+Print only DIEs beginning with the DIE numbered @var{n}. This is only
+useful with @option{--dwarf=info}.
+
+If specified, this option will suppress printing of any header
+information and all DIEs before the DIE numbered @var{n}. Only
+siblings and children of the specified DIE will be printed.
+
+This can be used in conjunction with @option{--dwarf-depth}.
+
@item -G
@itemx --stabs
@cindex stab
[@option{-c}|@option{--archive-index}]
[@option{-w[lLiaprmfFsoRt]}|
@option{--debug-dump}[=rawline,=decodedline,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges,=pubtypes,=trace_info,=trace_abbrev,=trace_aranges,=gdb_index]]
+ [@option{--dwarf-depth=@var{n}}]
+ [@option{--dwarf-start=@var{n}}]
[@option{-I}|@option{--histogram}]
[@option{-v}|@option{--version}]
[@option{-W}|@option{--wide}]
contents of a .debug_frame section whereas the @option{=frames} option
dumps the contents in a raw format.
+Note: the output from the @option{=info} option can also be affected
+by the options @option{--dwarf-depth} and @option{--dwarf-start}.
+
+@item --dwarf-depth=@var{n}
+Limit the dump of the @code{.debug_info} section to @var{n} children.
+This is only useful with @option{--debug-dump=info}. The default is
+to print all DIEs; the special value 0 for @var{n} will also have this
+effect.
+
+With a non-zero value for @var{n}, DIEs at or deeper than @var{n}
+levels will not be printed. The range for @var{n} is zero-based.
+
+@item --dwarf-start=@var{n}
+Print only DIEs beginning with the DIE numbered @var{n}. This is only
+useful with @option{--debug-dump=info}.
+
+If specified, this option will suppress printing of any header
+information and all DIEs before the DIE numbered @var{n}. Only
+siblings and children of the specified DIE will be printed.
+
+This can be used in conjunction with @option{--dwarf-depth}.
+
@item -I
@itemx --histogram
Display a histogram of bucket list lengths when displaying the contents
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