ranlib - generate index to archive.

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binutils-2.21.1                                    2011-06-27                                          RANLIB(1)

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.

       ranlib - generate index to archive.

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

       -t  Update the timestamp of the symbol map of an archive.

       @file
           Read  command-line  options  from file.  The options read are inserted in place of the original @file
           option.  If file does not exist, or cannot be read, then the option will be  treated  literally,  and
           not removed.

           Options  in file are separated by whitespace.  A whitespace character may be included in an option by
           surrounding the entire option in  either  single  or  double  quotes.   Any  character  (including  a
           backslash)  may be included by prefixing the character to be included with a backslash.  The file may
           itself contain additional @file options; any such options will be processed recursively.

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

       ranlib [-vVt] archive