size(1)


NAME

   size - list section sizes and total size.

SYNOPSIS

   size [-A|-B|--format=compatibility]
        [--help]
        [-d|-o|-x|--radix=number]
        [--common]
        [-t|--totals]
        [--target=bfdname] [-V|--version]
        [objfile...]

DESCRIPTION

   The GNU size utility lists the section sizes---and the total size---for
   each of the object or archive files objfile in its argument list.  By
   default, one line of output is generated for each object file or each
   module in an archive.

   objfile... are the object files to be examined.  If none are specified,
   the file "a.out" will be used.

OPTIONS

   The command line options have the following meanings:

   -A
   -B
   --format=compatibility
       Using one of these options, you can choose whether the output from
       GNU size resembles output from System V size (using -A, or
       --format=sysv), or Berkeley size (using -B, or --format=berkeley).
       The default is the one-line format similar to Berkeley's.

       Here is an example of the Berkeley (default) format of output from
       size:

               $ size --format=Berkeley ranlib size
               text    data    bss     dec     hex     filename
               294880  81920   11592   388392  5ed28   ranlib
               294880  81920   11888   388688  5ee50   size

       This is the same data, but displayed closer to System V
       conventions:

               $ size --format=SysV ranlib size
               ranlib  :
               section         size         addr
               .text         294880         8192
               .data          81920       303104
               .bss           11592       385024
               Total         388392

               size  :
               section         size         addr
               .text         294880         8192
               .data          81920       303104
               .bss           11888       385024
               Total         388688

   --help
       Show a summary of acceptable arguments and options.

   -d
   -o
   -x
   --radix=number
       Using one of these options, you can control whether the size of
       each section is given in decimal (-d, or --radix=10); octal (-o, or
       --radix=8); or hexadecimal (-x, or --radix=16).  In --radix=number,
       only the three values (8, 10, 16) are supported.  The total size is
       always given in two radices; decimal and hexadecimal for -d or -x
       output, or octal and hexadecimal if you're using -o.

   --common
       Print total size of common symbols in each file.  When using
       Berkeley format these are included in the bss size.

   -t
   --totals
       Show totals of all objects listed (Berkeley format listing mode
       only).

   --target=bfdname
       Specify that the object-code format for objfile is bfdname.  This
       option may not be necessary; size can automatically recognize many
       formats.

   -V
   --version
       Display the version number of size.

   @file
       Read command-line options from file.  The options read are inserted
       in place of the original @file option.  If file does not exist, or
       cannot be read, then the option will be treated literally, and not
       removed.

       Options in file are separated by whitespace.  A whitespace
       character may be included in an option by surrounding the entire
       option in either single or double quotes.  Any character (including
       a backslash) may be included by prefixing the character to be
       included with a backslash.  The file may itself contain additional
       @file options; any such options will be processed recursively.

SEE ALSO

   ar(1), objdump(1), readelf(1), and the Info entries for binutils.

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright (c) 1991-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

   Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
   under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
   any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
   Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
   Texts.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
   Free Documentation License".





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