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ar(1) -- create and maintain portable archives and libraries
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The ar command maintains groups of files combined into a single archive file. Its main use is to create and update library files as used by the link editor (see ld(1)). It can be used, however, for any similar purpose. The magic string and file headers used by ar consist of printable ASCII characters. If an archive is composed of printable files, the entire archive is printable. Individual files a... |
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