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diff --git a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-readobj.rst b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-readobj.rst index 7c3b946508e..bb0827927c1 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-readobj.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-readobj.rst @@ -17,6 +17,30 @@ about one or more object files. If ``input`` is "``-``" or omitted, :program:`llvm-readobj` reads from standard input. Otherwise, it will read from the specified ``filenames``. +DIFFERENCES TO LLVM-READELF +--------------------------- + +:program:`llvm-readelf` is an alias for the :manpage:`llvm-readobj` tool with a +slightly different command-line interface and output that is GNU compatible. +Following is a list of differences between :program:`llvm-readelf` and +:program:`llvm-readobj`: + +- :program:`llvm-readelf` uses `GNU` for the :option:`--elf-output-style` option + by default. :program:`llvm-readobj` uses `LLVM`. +- :program:`llvm-readelf` allows single-letter grouped flags (e.g. + ``llvm-readelf -SW`` is the same as ``llvm-readelf -S -W``). + :program:`llvm-readobj` does not allow grouping. +- :program:`llvm-readelf` provides :option:`-s` as an alias for + :option:`--symbols`, for GNU :program:`readelf` compatibility, whereas it is + an alias for :option:`--section-headers` in :program:`llvm-readobj`. +- :program:`llvm-readobj` provides ``-t`` as an alias for :option:`--symbols`. + :program:`llvm-readelf` does not. +- :program:`llvm-readobj` provides ``--sr``, ``--sd``, ``--st`` and ``--dt`` as + aliases for :option:`--section-relocations`, :option:`--section-data`, + :option:`--section-symbols` and :option:`--dyn-symbols` respectively. + :program:`llvm-readelf` does not provide these aliases, to avoid conflicting + with grouped flags. + GENERAL AND MULTI-FORMAT OPTIONS -------------------------------- |
