ranlib(1) General Commands Manual ranlib(1) Name ranlib - convert archives to random libraries Syntax ranlib archive... Description The command converts each archive to a form which the loader can load more rapidly. The ranlib command uses to reconstruct the archive, so that sufficient temporary file space must be available in the file system which contains the current directory. See Also ar(1), ld(1), lorder(1) RISC ranlib(1)