mcs

mcs

 [

options

] 

files

Manipulate the comment section. mcs is used to add to, compress, delete, or print a section of one or more ELF object files . The default section is .comment . If any input file is an archive, mcs acts on each component file and removes the archive symbol table (unless -p was the only option specified). Use ar s to regenerate the symbol table. At least one option must be supplied.

Options

-a string

Append string to the comment section of files .

-c

Compress the comment section of files and remove duplicate entries.

-d

Delete the comment section (including header).

-n name

Act on section name instead of .comment .

-p

Print the comment section on standard output.

-V

Print the version of mcs on standard error.

Example

mcs -p kernel.o

	
Print the comment section of kernel.o