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====""BinUtils""====
The GNU Binutils are a collection of binary tools. The main ones are:

~[[ld]] - the GNU linker.
~[[as]] - the GNU assembler.

==Installation==
Download and install [[Pets Pet]]-

~[[http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/puppylinux/pet_packages-woof/ directory]] / [[http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/puppylinux/pet_packages-woof/binutils-2.18.1.pet binutils-2.18.1.pet download]]

==Commands in ""BinUtils""==
~addr2line - Converts addresses into filenames and line numbers.
~ar - A utility for creating, modifying and extracting from archives.
~[[as]] - the GNU assembler.
~""c++filt"" - Filter to demangle encoded ""C++"" symbols.
~dlltool - Creates files for building and using DLLs.
~gold - A new, faster, ELF only linker, still in beta test.
~gprof - Displays profiling information.
~[[ld]] - the GNU linker.
~nlmconv - Converts object code into an NLM.
~nm - Lists symbols from object files.
~objcopy - Copys and translates object files.
~objdump - Displays information from object files.
~ranlib - Generates an index to the contents of an archive.
~readelf - Displays information from any ELF format object file.
~size - Lists the section sizes of an object or archive file.
~[[WikiPedia:Strings_(Unix) strings]] - Lists printable strings from files.
~strip - Discards symbols.
~windmc - A Windows compatible message compiler.
~windres - A compiler for Windows resource files.

==Related Pages==
~[[http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/ BinUtils homepage]]