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.TH ranlib 1 "8 Jun 2011" "SunOS 5.11" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
ranlib \- convert archives to random libraries
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBranlib\fR \fIarchive\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBranlib\fR utility was used in SunOS 4.\fIx\fR to add a table of contents to archive libraries, which converted each archive to a form that could be linked more rapidly. This is no longer needed, as the \fBar\fR(1) command automatically provides all the functionality \fBranlib\fR used to provide.
.sp
.LP
This script is provided as a convenience for software developers who need to maintain Makefiles that are portable across a variety of operating systems.
.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.LP
\fBranlib\fR has exit status \fB0\fR.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Availabilitydeveloper/base-developer-utilities
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBar\fR(1), \fBar.h\fR(3HEAD), \fBattributes\fR(5)