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1llvm-nm - list LLVM bitcode and object file's symbol table
2==========================================================
3
4SYNOPSIS
5--------
6
7:program:`llvm-nm` [*options*] [*filenames...*]
8
9DESCRIPTION
10-----------
11
12The :program:`llvm-nm` utility lists the names of symbols from the LLVM bitcode
13files, object files, or :program:`ar` archives containing them, named on the
14command line.  Each symbol is listed along with some simple information about
15its provenance.  If no file name is specified, or *-* is used as a file name,
16:program:`llvm-nm` will process a file on its standard input stream.
17
18:program:`llvm-nm`'s default output format is the traditional BSD :program:`nm`
19output format.  Each such output record consists of an (optional) 8-digit
20hexadecimal address, followed by a type code character, followed by a name, for
21each symbol.  One record is printed per line; fields are separated by spaces.
22When the address is omitted, it is replaced by 8 spaces.
23
24Type code characters currently supported, and their meanings, are as follows:
25
26U
27
28 Named object is referenced but undefined in this bitcode file
29
30C
31
32 Common (multiple definitions link together into one def)
33
34W
35
36 Weak reference (multiple definitions link together into zero or one definitions)
37
38t
39
40 Local function (text) object
41
42T
43
44 Global function (text) object
45
46d
47
48 Local data object
49
50D
51
52 Global data object
53
54?
55
56 Something unrecognizable
57
58Because LLVM bitcode files typically contain objects that are not considered to
59have addresses until they are linked into an executable image or dynamically
60compiled "just-in-time", :program:`llvm-nm` does not print an address for any
61symbol in an LLVM bitcode file, even symbols which are defined in the bitcode
62file.
63
64OPTIONS
65-------
66
67.. program:: llvm-nm
68
69.. option:: -B    (default)
70
71 Use BSD output format.  Alias for :option:`--format=bsd`.
72
73.. option:: -P
74
75 Use POSIX.2 output format.  Alias for :option:`--format=posix`.
76
77.. option:: --debug-syms, -a
78
79 Show all symbols, even debugger only.
80
81.. option:: --defined-only
82
83 Print only symbols defined in this file (as opposed to
84 symbols which may be referenced by objects in this file, but not
85 defined in this file.)
86
87.. option:: --dynamic, -D
88
89 Display dynamic symbols instead of normal symbols.
90
91.. option:: --extern-only, -g
92
93 Print only symbols whose definitions are external; that is, accessible
94 from other files.
95
96.. option:: --format=format, -f format
97
98 Select an output format; *format* may be *sysv*, *posix*, or *bsd*.  The default
99 is *bsd*.
100
101.. option:: -help
102
103 Print a summary of command-line options and their meanings.
104
105.. option:: --no-sort, -p
106
107 Shows symbols in order encountered.
108
109.. option:: --numeric-sort, -n, -v
110
111 Sort symbols by address.
112
113.. option:: --print-file-name, -A, -o
114
115 Precede each symbol with the file it came from.
116
117.. option:: --print-size, -S
118
119 Show symbol size instead of address.
120
121.. option:: --size-sort
122
123 Sort symbols by size.
124
125.. option:: --undefined-only, -u
126
127 Print only symbols referenced but not defined in this file.
128
129BUGS
130----
131
132 * :program:`llvm-nm` cannot demangle C++ mangled names, like GNU :program:`nm`
133   can.
134
135 * :program:`llvm-nm` does not support the full set of arguments that GNU
136   :program:`nm` does.
137
138EXIT STATUS
139-----------
140
141:program:`llvm-nm` exits with an exit code of zero.
142
143SEE ALSO
144--------
145
146llvm-dis, ar(1), nm(1)
147