=pod =head1 NAME llvm-as - LLVM assembler =head1 SYNOPSIS B<llvm-as> [I<options>] [I<filename>] =head1 DESCRIPTION B<llvm-as> is the LLVM assembler. It reads a file containing human-readable LLVM assembly language, translates it to LLVM bitcode, and writes the result into a file or to standard output. If F<filename> is omitted or is C<->, then B<llvm-as> reads its input from standard input. If an output file is not specified with the B<-o> option, then B<llvm-as> sends its output to a file or standard output by following these rules: =over =item * If the input is standard input, then the output is standard output. =item * If the input is a file that ends with C<.ll>, then the output file is of the same name, except that the suffix is changed to C<.bc>. =item * If the input is a file that does not end with the C<.ll> suffix, then the output file has the same name as the input file, except that the C<.bc> suffix is appended. =back =head1 OPTIONS =over =item B<-f> Force overwrite. Normally, B<llvm-as> will refuse to overwrite an output file that already exists. With this option, B<llvm-as> will overwrite the output file and replace it with new bitcode. =item B<--help> Print a summary of command line options. =item B<-o> F<filename> Specify the output file name. If F<filename> is C<->, then B<llvm-as> sends its output to standard output. =back =head1 EXIT STATUS If B<llvm-as> succeeds, it will exit with 0. Otherwise, if an error occurs, it will exit with a non-zero value. =head1 SEE ALSO L<llvm-dis|llvm-dis>, L<gccas|gccas> =head1 AUTHORS Maintained by the LLVM Team (L<http://llvm.org>). =cut