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This file documents the GNU Assembler "as".
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Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2002,
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2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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<h3 class="section">1.1 Structure of this Manual</h3>
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<p><a name="index-manual_002c-structure-and-purpose-21"></a>This manual is intended to describe what you need to know to use
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<span class="sc">gnu</span> <span class="command">as</span>.  We cover the syntax expected in source files, including
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notation for symbols, constants, and expressions; the directives that
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<span class="command">as</span> understands; and of course how to invoke <span class="command">as</span>.
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   <p>This manual also describes some of the machine-dependent features of
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various flavors of the assembler.
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   <p><a name="index-machine-instructions-_0028not-covered_0029-22"></a>On the other hand, this manual is <em>not</em> intended as an introduction
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to programming in assembly language—let alone programming in general! 
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In a similar vein, we make no attempt to introduce the machine
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architecture; we do <em>not</em> describe the instruction set, standard
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mnemonics, registers or addressing modes that are standard to a
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particular architecture. 
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You may want to consult the manufacturer's
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machine architecture manual for this information.
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