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PR10199: nm doc fix


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	PR 10199
	* doc/binutils.texi (nm): Correct -S description.

Index: binutils/doc/binutils.texi
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/doc/binutils.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.146
diff -u -p -r1.146 binutils.texi
--- binutils/doc/binutils.texi	26 May 2009 14:12:03 -0000	1.146
+++ binutils/doc/binutils.texi	1 Jun 2009 01:45:16 -0000
@@ -899,7 +899,10 @@ Equivalent to @samp{-f posix}.
 
 @item -S
 @itemx --print-size
-Print size, not the value, of defined symbols for the @code{bsd} output format.
+Print both value and size of defined symbols for the @code{bsd} output style.
+This option has no effect for object formats that do not record symbol
+sizes, unless @samp{--size-sort} is also used in which case a
+calculated size is displayed.
 
 @item -s
 @itemx --print-armap

-- 
Alan Modra
Australia Development Lab, IBM


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