NAME

ranlib − convert archives to random libraries

SYNOPSIS

ranlib archive ... 

DESCRIPTION

ranlib converts each archive to a form which the loader can load more rapidly.  ranlib does this by adding a table of contents to the beginning of the archive.  ranlib uses ar(1) to reconstruct the archive, so that sufficient temporary file space must be available in the file system which contains the current directory. 

NOTES

The ranlib command is provided only for compatibility with 4.2BSD Unix.  The CX/UX ar command, like the AT&T SYSV.2 ar command, automatically maintains the table of contents. 

SEE ALSO

ld(1), ar(1), lorder(1)

CX/UX User’s Reference Manual