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By default, one line of output is generated for each 67object file or each module in an archive. 68 69 <p><var>objfile</var><small class="dots">...</small> are the object files to be examined. 70If none are specified, the file <code>a.out</code> will be used. 71 72<!-- man end --> 73<!-- man begin OPTIONS size --> 74 <p>The command line options have the following meanings: 75 76 <dl> 77<dt><samp><span class="env">-A</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">-B</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--format=</span><var>compatibility</var></samp><dd><a name="index-g_t_0040command_007bsize_007d-display-format-108"></a>Using one of these options, you can choose whether the output from <span class="sc">gnu</span> 78<samp><span class="command">size</span></samp> resembles output from System V <samp><span class="command">size</span></samp> (using <samp><span class="option">-A</span></samp>, 79or <samp><span class="option">--format=sysv</span></samp>), or Berkeley <samp><span class="command">size</span></samp> (using <samp><span class="option">-B</span></samp>, or 80<samp><span class="option">--format=berkeley</span></samp>). The default is the one-line format similar to 81Berkeley's. 82<!-- Bonus for doc-source readers: you can also say -format=strange (or --> 83<!-- anything else that starts with 's') for sysv, and -format=boring (or --> 84<!-- anything else that starts with 'b') for Berkeley. --> 85 86 <p>Here is an example of the Berkeley (default) format of output from 87<samp><span class="command">size</span></samp>: 88 <pre class="smallexample"> $ size --format=Berkeley ranlib size 89 text data bss dec hex filename 90 294880 81920 11592 388392 5ed28 ranlib 91 294880 81920 11888 388688 5ee50 size 92</pre> 93 <p class="noindent">This is the same data, but displayed closer to System V conventions: 94 95 <pre class="smallexample"> $ size --format=SysV ranlib size 96 ranlib : 97 section size addr 98 .text 294880 8192 99 .data 81920 303104 100 .bss 11592 385024 101 Total 388392 102 103 104 size : 105 section size addr 106 .text 294880 8192 107 .data 81920 303104 108 .bss 11888 385024 109 Total 388688 110</pre> 111 <br><dt><samp><span class="env">--help</span></samp><dd>Show a summary of acceptable arguments and options. 112 113 <br><dt><samp><span class="env">-d</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">-o</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">-x</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--radix=</span><var>number</var></samp><dd><a name="index-g_t_0040command_007bsize_007d-number-format-109"></a><a name="index-radix-for-section-sizes-110"></a>Using one of these options, you can control whether the size of each 114section is given in decimal (<samp><span class="option">-d</span></samp>, or <samp><span class="option">--radix=10</span></samp>); octal 115(<samp><span class="option">-o</span></samp>, or <samp><span class="option">--radix=8</span></samp>); or hexadecimal (<samp><span class="option">-x</span></samp>, or 116<samp><span class="option">--radix=16</span></samp>). In <samp><span class="option">--radix=</span><var>number</var></samp>, only the three 117values (8, 10, 16) are supported. The total size is always given in two 118radices; decimal and hexadecimal for <samp><span class="option">-d</span></samp> or <samp><span class="option">-x</span></samp> output, or 119octal and hexadecimal if you're using <samp><span class="option">-o</span></samp>. 120 121 <br><dt><samp><span class="env">--common</span></samp><dd>Print total size of common symbols in each file. When using Berkeley 122format these are included in the bss size. 123 124 <br><dt><samp><span class="env">-t</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--totals</span></samp><dd>Show totals of all objects listed (Berkeley format listing mode only). 125 126 <br><dt><samp><span class="env">--target=</span><var>bfdname</var></samp><dd><a name="index-object-code-format-111"></a>Specify that the object-code format for <var>objfile</var> is 127<var>bfdname</var>. This option may not be necessary; <samp><span class="command">size</span></samp> can 128automatically recognize many formats. 129See <a href="Target-Selection.html#Target-Selection">Target Selection</a>, for more information. 130 131 <br><dt><samp><span class="env">-V</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--version</span></samp><dd>Display the version number of <samp><span class="command">size</span></samp>. 132</dl> 133 134<!-- man end --> 135 </body></html> 136 137