* binutils.texi (ar cmdline): Document that q now works like r.

From Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>.
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Ian Lance Taylor 1997-09-24 19:54:57 +00:00
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@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ printed.
@item q
@cindex quick append to archive
@emph{Quick append}; add the files @var{member}@dots{} to the end of
@emph{Quick append}; Historically, add the files @var{member}@dots{} to the end of
@var{archive}, without checking for replacement.
The modifiers @samp{a}, @samp{b}, and @samp{i} do @emph{not} affect this
@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ Since the point of this operation is speed, the archive's symbol table
index is not updated, even if it already existed; you can use @samp{ar s} or
@code{ranlib} explicitly to update the symbol table index.
However, too many different system assume quick append rebuilds the
index, so GNU ar treats @code{q} to same way its treats @code{r}.
@item r
@cindex replacement in archive
Insert the files @var{member}@dots{} into @var{archive} (with