.TH RANLIB 1.SH NAMEranlib \- convert archives to random libraries.SH SYNOPSIS.B ranlibarchive ....SH DESCRIPTION.I Ranlibconverts each.I archiveto a form which can be loadedmore rapidly by the loader,by adding a table of contents named.B __.SYMDEFto the beginning of the archive.It uses.IR ar (1)to reconstruct the archive,so that sufficient temporary file space mustbe available in the file system containing thecurrent directory..SH SEE ALSOld(1), ar(1).SH BUGSBecause generation of a library by.I arand randomization by.I ranlibare separate,phase errors are possible.The loader.I ldwarns when the modification date ofa library is more recent thanthe creation of its dictionary;but this means you get the warning even if youonly copy the library.