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Ar Command: Create With Index
An engineer would use the command 'ar rs {{path/to/file.a}} {{path/to/file1.o path/to/file2.o ...}}' when creating a new archive library that includes object files while also updating the index of the archive for faster access during linking in a software project. Exact CLI syntax to create_with_index using Ar.
When to use this: An engineer would use the command 'ar rs {{path/to/file.a}} {{path/to/file1.o path/to/file2.o ...}}' when creating a new archive library that includes object files while also updating the index of the archive for faster access during linking in a software project.
Command Syntax
ar rs <path/to/file.a> <path/to/file1.o path/to/file2.o ...>ar rs <path/to/file.a> <path/to/file1.o path/to/file2.o ...>Command Breakdown
ar is the base executable for this command.
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Purpose: Exact syntax to create_with_index using Ar.
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ar r <path/to/file.deb> <path/to/debian-binary path/to/control.tar.gz path/to/data.tar.xz ...> Ar Command: Extract All Members From Archive ar x <path/to/file.a> Ar Command: List Archive Contents ar t <path/to/file.ar> Ar Command: Insert Object File Index ar s <path/to/file.a> Ar Command: Create Archive With Index ar rs <path/to/file.a> <path/to/file1.o path/to/file2.o ...>