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2.1 KiB
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65 lines
2.1 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 2008 Tom Rhodes
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd December 23, 2008
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.Dt ELF2AOUT 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm elf2aout
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.Nd "Convert ELF binary to a.out format"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl o outfile
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.Ar infile
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility is used to convert an ELF formatted binary,
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namely a kernel, to an a.out formatted one.
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Most
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.Tn OpenBoot
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firmware require an a.out format or FCode boot image
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and this utility is designed to accommodate.
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If
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.Ar infile
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is not in ELF format, an error message will be presented.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr elf 3 ,
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.Xr a.out 5
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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utility first appeared in
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.Fx 4.6 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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The
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.Nm
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utility was written by
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.An Jake Burkholder Aq jake@FreeBSD.org .
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This manual page was written by
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.An Tom Rhodes Aq trhodes@FreeBSD.org .
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