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 | =head1 NAME | 
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 | llvm-extract - extract a function from an LLVM module | 
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 | =head1 SYNOPSIS | 
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 | B<llvm-extract> [I<options>] B<--func> I<function-name> [I<filename>] | 
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 | =head1 DESCRIPTION | 
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 | The B<llvm-extract> command takes the name of a function and extracts it from | 
 | the specified LLVM bitcode file.  It is primarily used as a debugging tool to | 
 | reduce test cases from larger programs that are triggering a bug. | 
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 | In addition to extracting the bitcode of the specified function, | 
 | B<llvm-extract> will also remove unreachable global variables, prototypes, and | 
 | unused types. | 
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 | The B<llvm-extract> command reads its input from standard input if filename is | 
 | omitted or if filename is -.  The output is always written to standard output, | 
 | unless the B<-o> option is specified (see below). | 
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 | =head1 OPTIONS | 
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 | =over | 
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 | =item B<-f> | 
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 | Force overwrite.  Normally, B<llvm-extract> will refuse to overwrite an | 
 | output file that already exists.  With this option, B<llvm-extract> | 
 | will overwrite the output file and replace it with new bitcode. | 
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 | =item B<--func> I<function-name> | 
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 | Extract the function named I<function-name> from the LLVM bitcode. | 
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 | =item B<--help> | 
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 | Print a summary of command line options. | 
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 | =item B<-o> I<filename> | 
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 | Specify the output filename.  If filename is "-" (the default), then | 
 | B<llvm-extract> sends its output to standard output. | 
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 | =back | 
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 | =head1 EXIT STATUS | 
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 | If B<llvm-extract> succeeds, it will exit with 0.  Otherwise, if an error | 
 | occurs, it will exit with a non-zero value. | 
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 | =head1 SEE ALSO | 
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 | L<bugpoint|bugpoint> | 
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 | =head1 AUTHORS | 
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 | Maintained by the LLVM Team (L<http://llvm.org>). | 
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 | =cut |