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 'ld' combines a number of object and archive files, relocates their data
 and ties up symbol references.  Usually the last step in compiling a
 program is to run 'ld'.
 
    'ld' accepts Linker Command Language files written in a superset of
 AT&T's Link Editor Command Language syntax, to provide explicit and
 total control over the linking process.
 
    This version of 'ld' uses the general purpose BFD libraries to
 operate on object files.  This allows 'ld' to read, combine, and write
 object files in many different formats--for example, COFF or 'a.out'.
 Different formats may be linked together to produce any available kind
 of object file.   BFD, for more information.
 
    Aside from its flexibility, the GNU linker is more helpful than other
 linkers in providing diagnostic information.  Many linkers abandon
 execution immediately upon encountering an error; whenever possible,
 'ld' continues executing, allowing you to identify other errors (or, in
 some cases, to get an output file in spite of the error).
 
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