.CD "ar, aal \(en archivers"
.SX "ar\fR [\fBdmpqrtx\fR][\fBabciluv\fR]\fR [\fIposname\fR] \fIarchive\fR [\fIfile \fR...]"
.SX "aal\fR [\fBdpqrtx\fR][\fBclv\fR]\fR \fIarchive\fR [\fIfile \fR...]"
.FL "\fR(none)"
.EX "ar r libc.a sort.s" "Replace \fIsort\fR.s in \fIlibc.a\fR"
.EX "ar rb a.s libc.a b.s" "Insert \fIb.s\fR before \fIa.s\fR in \fIlibc.a\fR"
.PP
\fIAr\fR allows groups of files to be put together into a single archive.
It is normally used for libraries of compiled procedures.  \fIAal\fR is like
\fIar\fP, but is to be used with the ACK compiler.  The following keys
are allowed:
.HS
.ta 0.25i 0.50i
.nf
	\fBd\fR:	Delete. \fIAr\fR will delete the named members.
	\fBm\fR:	Move named files. \fIAr\fR expects \fIa\fR, \fIb\fR, or \fIi\fR to be specified.
	\fBp\fR:	Print the named files (list them on \fIstdout\fR)
	\fBq\fR:	Quickly append to the end of the archive file.
	\fBr\fR:	Replace (append when not in archive).
	\fBt\fR:	Print the archive's table of contents.
	\fBx\fR:	Extract
.fi
.HS
\fBThe keys may optionally concatencated with one or more of the following\fR:
.nf
.HS
	\fBa\fR:	After \fIposname\fR
	\fBb\fR:	Before \fIposname\fR
	\fBc\fR:	Create  (suppresses creation message)
	\fBi\fR:	Before \fIposname\fR
	\fBl\fR:	Local temporary file for work instead of \fI/tmp/ar.$$$$$\fR
	\fBu\fR:	Replace only if dated later than member in archive
	\fBv\fR:	Verbose
.HS
.fi



