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This file documents the GNU linker LD
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(GNU Binutils)
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version 2.19.
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Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000,
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<h2 class="chapter">1 Overview</h2>
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<p><a name="index-_0040sc_007bgnu_007d-linker-1"></a><a name="index-what-is-this_003f-2"></a>
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<!-- man begin DESCRIPTION -->
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<p><span class="command">ld</span> combines a number of object and archive files, relocates
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their data and ties up symbol references. Usually the last step in
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compiling a program is to run <span class="command">ld</span>.
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<p><span class="command">ld</span> accepts Linker Command Language files written in
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a superset of AT&T's Link Editor Command Language syntax,
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to provide explicit and total control over the linking process.
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<p>This version of <span class="command">ld</span> uses the general purpose BFD libraries
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to operate on object files. This allows <span class="command">ld</span> to read, combine, and
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write object files in many different formats—for example, COFF or
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<code>a.out</code>. Different formats may be linked together to produce any
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available kind of object file. See <a href="BFD.html#BFD">BFD</a>, for more information.
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<p>Aside from its flexibility, the <span class="sc">gnu</span> linker is more helpful than other
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linkers in providing diagnostic information. Many linkers abandon
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execution immediately upon encountering an error; whenever possible,
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<span class="command">ld</span> continues executing, allowing you to identify other errors
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(or, in some cases, to get an output file in spite of the error).
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