size

size

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

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.

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.

The following 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

The following example shows 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

Shows 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

’); in octal (‘

-o

’, or ‘

--radix=8

’); or, in hexadecimal (‘

-x

’, or ‘

--radix=16 831

’).

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

’.

--target=bfdname

Specify that the object-code format for

objfile

bfdname

. This option may not be necessary;

size

can automatically recognize many formats. See Target Selection for more information.

-V
--version

Display the version number of

size