LD(1)
AerieBSD 1.0 Refernce Manual
LD(1)
NAME
ld
— link editor
SYNOPSIS
ld
[-
iMnNOrsStvVxXZ
] [-
-
cref
] [-
AcCDeuy
name
] [-
o
a.out
]
...
file
[-
l
lib
] [-
L
path
] [-
R
file
]
...
DESCRIPTION
ld
combines several object files into one program, resolves external references, and searches libraries.
-
A
name
, -
architecture
name
Assume all input object files and subsequently the outout file format being for the architecture
name
.
-
C
name
, -
init
name
Add
name
to the constructor list.
-
c
name
, -
fini
name
Add
name
to the destructor list.
-
D
name=addr
, -
defsym
name=addr
Define an absolute symbol
name
with a value
addr
.
-
EB
Generate a big-endian output.
-
EL
Generate a little-endian output.
-
e
name
, -
entry
name
Assume symbol
name
to be the entry point. Default entry point name is “_start” on most architectures.
-
i , r , -
-
relocatable
Produce a relocatable output. .Il Fl L Y Ar path , Fl library-path Ar path Add
path
to the list of directories to be searched for libraries.
-
l
name
, -
library
name
Search library named
lib
name
.a
for unresolved named and load correspondent object files in.
-
M
Print executable map to the standard output.
-
n , -
-
nmagic
Prodice an
NMAGIC
output (see for more information).
-
N , -
-
omagic
Prodice an
OMAGIC
output (see for more information).
-
o
name
, -
output
name
Set output file name to
name
instead of default
a.out
.
-
R
name
, -
just-symbols
name
Only load symbols from the ile
name
.
-
S , -
-
strip-debug
Do not include debugging information in the output file.
-
s , -
-
strip-all
Do not include any symbolic information in the output file.
-
t , -
-
trace
Trace the file sas they are being loaded.
-
u
name
, -
undefined
name
Enter symbol
name
as undefined into the global symbol table.
-
V v
Print linker version.
-
x , -
-
discard-all
Discard all local symbols from the symbol table of the output file.
-
X , -
-
discard-locals
Discard only compiler's temporary and local symbols.
-
y
name
, -
trace-symbol
name
Trace all files for this symbol.
-
Z
Prodice an
ZMAGIC
output (see for more information).
-
-
cref
Print a cross-reference table to the standard output.
FILES
/usr/lib/lib*
Libraries.
/usr/local/lib/lib*
More libraries.
a.out
Output file.
OUTPUT
The output file is named
a.out
by default and is composed of various number of sections.
SEE ALSO
ar(1)
,
as(1)
,
cc(1)
,
nm(1)
,
ranlib(1)
,
a.out(5)
,
elf(5)
HISTORY
The
ld
command first appeared in
Version 6 AT&T UNIX
.
This version was written by
Michael Shalayeff ‹mickey@lucifier.net›
.
CAVEATS
Current
ld(1)
version only supports
elf(5)
binaries.
AerieBSD 1.0 Reference Manual
October 11 2010
LD(1)