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1al(1)                       General Commands Manual                      al(1)
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6       al, al2 - Mono Assembly Linker
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9       al [option] [source-files]
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12       AL is the Mono assembly linker.
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14       This  linker  is  used  to put together assemblies from a collection of
15       modules (.netmodule files), assembly manifest files and resources.
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17       Do not confuse this with the monolinker, which is a tool to reduce  the
18       size of assemblies based on the code used.
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20       Use  al  for  processing  1.0 assemblies, use al2 to process 2.0 assem‐
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24       @<filename>
25              Read response file for more options.
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27       -algid:<id>
28              Algorithm used to hash files. The  <id>  must  be  specified  in
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31       -base:<addr> | -baseaddress:<addr>
32              Base address for the library. THIS FEATURE ISN'T IMPLEMENTED.
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34       -bugreport:<filename>
35              Create a 'Bug Report' file. THIS FEATURE ISN'T IMPLEMENTED.
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37       -comp:<text> | -company:<text>
38              This  inserts the company name into the assembly metadata.  This
39              is  equivalent  to  adding  the   [AssemblyCompany   ("<text>")]
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42       -config:<text> | -configuration:<text>
43              This  inserts  the  configuration string into the assembly meta‐
44              data.  This is equivalent to adding  the  [AssemblyConfiguration
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47       -copy:<text> | -copyright:<text>
48              This  inserts  the copyright message into the assembly metadata.
49              This is equivalent to adding the [AssemblyCopyright  ("<text>")]
50              attribute into C# source code.
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52       -c:<text> | -culture:<text>
53              This  inserts  the supported culture into the assembly metadata.
54              This is equivalent to adding  the  [AssemblyCulture  ("<text>")]
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57       -delay | -delay+ | -delaysign | -delaysign+
58              The generated assembly will be delay signed.  This is equivalent
59              to adding the [AssemblyDelaySignAttribute (true)] attribute into
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63              The  generated  assembly  will  be  fully signed (i.e. not delay
64              signed).  This is the default option when signing  (-keyfile  or
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67       -descr:<text> | -description:<text>
68              This  inserts  a  description  of the assembly into the assembly
69              metadata.  This is equivalent to adding the [AssemblyDescription
70              ("<text>")] attribute into C# source code.
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72       -e:<filename> | -evidence:<filename>
73              This  embed  into  the  assembly  the specified file as assembly
74              security evidences.
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76       -fileversion:<version>
77              Optional Win32 version. This overrides the normal assembly  ver‐
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81              Assembly flags. The <flags> must be specified in hexadecimal.
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84              Display files using fully-qualified filenames.
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86       -keyf:<filename> | -keyfile:<filename>
87              Strongname (sign) the output assembly using the key pair present
88              in the specified strong name key file (snk). A full key pair  is
89              required  unless  the  delay  signing  option  is also specified
90              (-delay+).  This is equivalent to  adding  the  [AssemblyKeyFile
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93       -keyn:<text> | -keyname:<text>
94              Strongname (sign) the output assembly using the key pair present
95              in the specified container. Delay signing isn't  supported  when
96              using  key containers.  This is equivalent to adding the [Assem‐
97              blyKeyName ("<text>")] attribute into C# source code.
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99       -main:<method>
100              Specifies the method name of the assembly entry point.
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103              Suppress the startup banner and copyright message.
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105       -out:<filename>
106              Output file name for the assembly manifest.
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108       -prod:<text> | product:<text>
109              This inserts the product name into the assembly metadata.   This
110              is   equivalent   to  adding  the  [AssemblyProduct  ("<text>")]
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113       -productv[ersion]:<text>
114              This inserts the product version  into  the  assembly  metadata.
115              This  is  equivalent to adding the [AssemblyInformationalVersion
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118       -t[arget]:<target> | -target=<target>
119              Valid <target>s are: lib | library to create a  library  (.dll),
120              exe  to  create a console executable (.exe), and win | winexe to
121              create a Windows executable (.exe).
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123       -template:<filename>
124              Specifies an assembly to get default options from.
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126       -title:<text>
127              This inserts an assembly title into the assembly metadata.  This
128              is equivalent to adding the [AssemblyTitle ("<text>")] attribute
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131       -trade:<text> | -trademark:<text>
132              This inserts a trademark message  into  the  assembly  metadata.
133              This  is equivalent to adding the [AssemblyTrademark ("<text>")]
134              attribute into C# source code.
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136       -v:<version> | -version:<version>
137              This inserts the assembly version into  the  assembly  metadata.
138              You  can  use  *  to  auto-generate  remaining numbers.  This is
139              equivalent to adding the [AssemblyVersion ("<text>")]  attribute
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142       -win32icon:<filename>
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146              Specifies the Win32 resource file.
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148       -? | -help
149              Display information about AL
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152       sn(1), monolinker(1)
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155       Copyright (C) 2005 Novell, Inc (http://www.novell.com)
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162       Visit: http://www.mono-project.com for details
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