debian man page for pbc_disassemble

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NAME
       pbc_disassemble - parrot bytecode disassembler

SYNOPSIS
       pbc_disassemble [-bh?] [--bare|--header-only] [-o outfile] [file.pbc]

DESCRIPTION
       "pbc_disassemble" translates Parrot bytecode ("PBC") into Parrot assembly language ("PASM").

       "file.pbc" is the bytecode file to disassemble. If a file is not specified, the bytecode will be read from "stdin". Additionally, if the
       "-o" switch is not given, the output is displayed to "stdout".

OPTIONS
       -?, --help
	   Displays usage and help information.

       -b, --bare
	   Displays bare PASM without the header and left column.

       -h, --header-only
	   Displays only the constants table header.

       -o filename, --output filename
	   Writes output to "filename".

STATIC FUNCTIONS
       "int main(int argc, const char *argv[])"
	   Execution entry point. Starts up an interpreter, loads the bytecode from the command-line, and disassembles it.

       "static void help(void)"
	   Prints out the user help information and exits.

       "static void show_last_error_and_exit(Parrot_PMC interp)"
	   Prints out the "interp"'s last error and exits.

SEE ALSO
       src/embed.c and src/debug.c.

HISTORY
       Initial version by Daniel Grunblatt on 2002.5.26.

       Florian Ragwitz: Moved POD documentation that's not necessary to know how to actually run the disassembler to normal C comments (Wed, 16
       Nov 2005).

       Reini Urban: Renamed from disassemble to pbc_disassemble (2008-07-03).
		    Add options: help, -h, -o, --debug, --bare (2009-01-29)
		    Force option 1 for passing version check (2009-03-07)

       Kevin Polulak (soh_cah_toa): Updated to use embedding API, moved source file
				    to frontend/pbc_disassemble, and cleaned up
				    source code and perldoc. (2011-06-19)

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