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| + | '''ar''' is a non-compressed archive format for [[Unix]]-style operating systems. It was mostly superceded by [[Tape Archive|tar]] for general archiving use, but persists in use for specialized applications involving linkable libraries for development. | ||
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* Also from IBM is [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v7r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.aix.files%2Fdoc%2Faixfiles%2Far_big.htm this] description (and [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v7r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.aix.files%2Fdoc%2Faixfiles%2Far_big.htm this] for the "small" variant) | * Also from IBM is [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v7r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.aix.files%2Fdoc%2Faixfiles%2Far_big.htm this] description (and [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v7r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.aix.files%2Fdoc%2Faixfiles%2Far_big.htm this] for the "small" variant) | ||
* The Microsoft [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/gg463125 PE/COFF documentation] also has a section on .lib files which use the same format | * The Microsoft [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/gg463125 PE/COFF documentation] also has a section on .lib files which use the same format | ||
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Revision as of 14:54, 24 April 2013
ar is a non-compressed archive format for Unix-style operating systems. It was mostly superceded by tar for general archiving use, but persists in use for specialized applications involving linkable libraries for development.
Overview
There are at least 5 different variants of the ar file format since it has never been formally standardized: AIX(big), AIX(small), Coherent, BSD and GNU
References
- Wikipedia page for the ar archiver
- IBM AIX documentation on scribd here (page 386+; someone might find a better accessible version)
- Also from IBM is this description (and this for the "small" variant)
- The Microsoft PE/COFF documentation also has a section on .lib files which use the same format
