GNU linker

GNU linker

Original author(s)	GNU Project
Developer(s)	GNU Project
Stable release	2.20 / October 19, 2009
Operating system	GNU
Type	Linker
License	GNU General Public License

GNU linker (or GNU ld) is the GNU Project's implementation of the Unix command ld. GNU ld runs the linker, which creates an executable file (or a library) from object files created during compilation of a software project. It is part of the GNU Binary Utilities (binutils).

The name of the command originated as an abbreviation for "load".^{[citation needed]}

GNU linker is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

See also

• Binary File Descriptor library (libbfd)
• Gold (linker)

External links

• GNU linker manual
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