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diff --git a/src/cmd/nm/doc.go b/src/cmd/nm/doc.go new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b62da47 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/cmd/nm/doc.go @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +// Copyright 2013 The Go Authors. All rights reserved. +// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style +// license that can be found in the LICENSE file. + +// Nm lists the symbols defined or used by an object file, archive, or executable. +// +// Usage: +// go tool nm [options] file... +// +// The default output prints one line per symbol, with three space-separated +// fields giving the address (in hexadecimal), type (a character), and name of +// the symbol. The types are: +// +// T text (code) segment symbol +// t static text segment symbol +// R read-only data segment symbol +// r static read-only data segment symbol +// D data segment symbol +// d static data segment symbol +// B bss segment symbol +// b static bss segment symbol +// C constant address +// U referenced but undefined symbol +// +// Following established convention, the address is omitted for undefined +// symbols (type U). +// +// The options control the printed output: +// +// -n +// an alias for -sort address (numeric), +// for compatibility with other nm commands +// -size +// print symbol size in decimal between address and type +// -sort {address,name,none,size} +// sort output in the given order (default name) +// size orders from largest to smallest +// -type +// print symbol type after name +// +package main |