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diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod index 3581416cb2..995ac08139 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -llvm-nm - list LLVM bytecode file's symbol table +llvm-nm - list LLVM bitcode file's symbol table =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ B<llvm-nm> [I<options>] [I<filenames...>] =head1 DESCRIPTION -The B<llvm-nm> utility lists the names of symbols from the LLVM bytecode files, -or B<ar> archives containing LLVM bytecode files, named on the command line. +The B<llvm-nm> utility lists the names of symbols from the LLVM bitcode files, +or B<ar> archives containing LLVM bitcode files, named on the command line. Each symbol is listed along with some simple information about its provenance. If no file name is specified, or I<-> is used as a file name, B<llvm-nm> will -process a bytecode file on its standard input stream. +process a bitcode file on its standard input stream. B<llvm-nm>'s default output format is the traditional BSD B<nm> output format. Each such output record consists of an (optional) 8-digit hexadecimal address, @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Type code characters currently supported, and their meanings, are as follows: =item U -Named object is referenced but undefined in this bytecode file +Named object is referenced but undefined in this bitcode file =item C @@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ Something unrecognizable =back -Because LLVM bytecode files typically contain objects that are not considered to +Because LLVM bitcode files typically contain objects that are not considered to have addresses until they are linked into an executable image or dynamically compiled "just-in-time", B<llvm-nm> does not print an address for any symbol, -even symbols which are defined in the bytecode file. +even symbols which are defined in the bitcode file. =head1 OPTIONS @@ -83,18 +83,18 @@ Print a summary of command-line options and their meanings. =item B<--defined-only> -Print only symbols defined in this bytecode file (as opposed to +Print only symbols defined in this bitcode file (as opposed to symbols which may be referenced by objects in this file, but not defined in this file.) =item B<--extern-only>, B<-g> Print only symbols whose definitions are external; that is, accessible -from other bytecode files. +from other bitcode files. =item B<--undefined-only>, B<-u> -Print only symbols referenced but not defined in this bytecode file. +Print only symbols referenced but not defined in this bitcode file. =item B<--format=>I<fmt>, B<-f> |