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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
=head1 NAME
-lli - directly execute programs from LLVM bytecode
+lli - directly execute programs from LLVM bitcode
=head1 SYNOPSIS
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ B<lli> [I<options>] [I<filename>] [I<program args>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-B<lli> directly executes programs in LLVM bytecode format. It takes a program
-in LLVM bytecode format and executes it using a just-in-time compiler, if one is
+B<lli> directly executes programs in LLVM bitcode format. It takes a program
+in LLVM bitcode format and executes it using a just-in-time compiler, if one is
available for the current architecture, or an interpreter. B<lli> takes all of
the same code generator options as L<llc|llc>, but they are only effective when
B<lli> is using the just-in-time compiler.
-If I<filename> is not specified, then B<lli> reads the LLVM bytecode for the
+If I<filename> is not specified, then B<lli> reads the LLVM bitcode for the
program from standard input.
The optional I<args> specified on the command line are passed to the program as
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ standard error.
=item B<-mtriple>=I<target triple>
-Override the target triple specified in the input bytecode file with the
+Override the target triple specified in the input bitcode file with the
specified string. This may result in a crash if you pick an
architecture which is not compatible with the current system.
=item B<-march>=I<arch>
Specify the architecture for which to generate assembly, overriding the target
-encoded in the bytecode file. See the output of B<llc --help> for a list of
+encoded in the bitcode file. See the output of B<llc --help> for a list of
valid architectures. By default this is inferred from the target triple or
autodetected to the current architecture.
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