Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 10:33:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Kai Wang <kaiw@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-8@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r221591 - stable/8/usr.bin/ar Message-ID: <201105071033.p47AXxQh092896@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: kaiw Date: Sat May 7 10:33:59 2011 New Revision: 221591 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/221591 Log: MFC r216717: Improve the description of the `-q` option. Modified: stable/8/usr.bin/ar/ar.1 Directory Properties: stable/8/usr.bin/ar/ (props changed) Modified: stable/8/usr.bin/ar/ar.1 ============================================================================== --- stable/8/usr.bin/ar/ar.1 Sat May 7 10:32:52 2011 (r221590) +++ stable/8/usr.bin/ar/ar.1 Sat May 7 10:33:59 2011 (r221591) @@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ utility can create and manage an archive .Xr ar 5 ) used to speed up link editing operations. If a symbol table is present in an archive, it will be -kept up-to-date by subsequent operations on the archive (excepting -the quick update specified by the -.Fl q -option). +kept up-to-date by subsequent operations on the archive. .Pp The .Nm ranlib @@ -254,16 +251,11 @@ Append the files specified by arguments .Ar to the archive specified by argument .Ar archive -without checking if the files already exist in the archive and -without updating the archive's symbol table. -If the archive file +without checking if the files already exist in the archive. +The archive symbol table will be updated as needed. +If the file specified by the argument .Ar archive -does not already exist, a new archive is created. -However, to be compatible with GNU -.Nm , -option -.Fl q -will update the archive's symbol table. +does not already exist, a new archive will be created. .It Fl r Replace (add) the files specified by arguments .Ar
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