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usage: wlink {directive}

commands valid for all executable formats:

directive  ::= "File"        obj_spec{","obj_spec}
            | "Name"         exe_file
            | "OPtion"       option{","option}
            | "Library"      library_file{","library_file}
            | "OPTLIB"       library_file{","library_file}
            | "Path"         path_name{";"path_name}
            | "LIBPath"      path_name{";"path_name}
            | "LIBFile"      obj_file{","obj_file}
            | "Debug"        dbtype [dblist] | dblist
            | "MODTrace"     module_name{","module_name}
            | "SYMTrace"     symbol_name{","symbol_name}
            | "SYStem"       system_name
            | "SYStem Begin" system_name directive {directive} "End"
            | "FORMat"       form
            | "REFerence"    symbol_name{","symbol_name}
            | "@"            directive_file
            | "#"            comment

commands valid for all executable formats (continued):

            | "Alias"        alias"="symbol_name{","alias"="symbol_name}
            | "DISAble"      msg_num{","msg_num}
            | "SOrt"         ["GLobal"] ["ALPhabetical"]
            | "LANGuage"     ("JApanese" | "CHinese" | "KOrean")
            | "STARTLINK"
            | "ENDLINK"
            | "MODFile"      obj_file{","obj_file}
obj_spec  ::= obj_file["("obj_member")"] | library_file["("lib_member")"]
dbtype    ::= "Watcom" | "Dwarf" | "Codeview"
dblist    ::= dboption{","dboption}
dboption  ::= "LInes" | "Types" | "LOcals" | "All"
option    ::= "ARTificial" | "[NO]CAChe" | "[NO]Caseexact" | "CVPack"
            | "Dosseg" | "ELiminate" | "[NO]FARcalls"
            | "INCremental[=file_name]" | "MANGlednames"
            | "Map"["="map_file] | "MAXErrors="n | "NAMELen="n
            | "NODefaultlibs" | "NOEXTension" | "OSName="string | "Quiet"
            | "[NO]REDefsok" | "STack"=n | "START="symbol_name | "STATics"
            | "SYMFile"["="symbol_file], | "[NO]Undefsok" | "Verbose"
            | "VFRemoval"

commands valid for the MS-DOS executable format only:

form      ::= "Dos" ["COM"]
directive ::= "NEWsegment"
option    ::= "FULLHeader" | "PACKCode="n | "PACKData="n
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commands valid for the OS/2 and DOS/4G Systems executable formats only:

form      ::= "OS2" ["FLat"|"LE"|"LX"] ["PHYSdevice" | "VIRTdevice"
            | ["DLl"["INITGlobal"|"INITInstance" ["TERMInstance"|"TERMGlobal"]]
            | "PM" | "PMCompatible" | "FULLscreen"]
directive ::= "NEWsegment"
            | "SEGment"     segdesc{","segdesc}
            | "IMPort"      import{","import}
            | "EXPort"      export{","export}
            | "EXPort"      "="wlib_directive_file
segdesc   ::= segspec segmodel {segmodel}
segspec   ::= seg_name | "Class" class_name | "TYpe" ("CODE" | "DATA")
import    ::= entryname module["."(extname | ordinal)]
option    ::= "Alignment="n | "DEscription" description | "Heapsize="n
            | "IMPFile"[=file_name] | "IMPLib"[=file_name]
            | ("MANYautodata" | "NOautodata" | "ONEAutodata")
            | "MODName="module_name | "MIXed1632" | "NEWFiles" | "OFFset="n
            | "OLDlibrary="dll_name | "PACKCode="n | "PACKData="n | "PROTmode"
            | "RESource="res_file_name | "STUB="stub_name | "NOSTUB"
            | "VERSion="major.[minor]
export    ::= entryname["."ordinal]["="internal]["RESident"]["PRIVATE"][iopl]
segmodel  ::= ("PReload" | "LOadoncall") | ("SHared" | "NONShared")
            | ("EXECUTEOnly" | "EXECUTERead" | "READOnly" | "READWrite")
            | ("Iopl" | "NOIopl") | ("CONforming" | "NONConforming")
            | ("PERManent" | "NONPERManent") | "INValid" | "RESident"
            | "CONTiguous" | "DYNamic"

commands valid for the Microsoft Windows executable formats only:

form      ::= "WIndows" ["DLl"["INITGlobal" | "INITInstance"]] [MEMory] [FOnt]
directive ::= "NEWsegment"
            | "SEGment"     segdesc{","segdesc}
            | "IMPort"      import{","import}
            | "EXPort"      export{","export}
            | "EXPort"      "="wlib_directive_file
segdesc   ::= segspec segmodel {segmodel}
segspec   ::= seg_name | "Class" class_name | "TYpe" ("CODE" | "DATA")
import    ::= entryname module["."(extname | ordinal)]
option    ::= "Alignment="n | "DEscription" description | "Heapsize="n
            | "IMPFile"[=file_name] | "IMPLib"[=file_name]
            | ("MANYautodata" | "NOautodata" | "ONEAutodata")
            | "MODName="module_name | "OLDlibrary="dll_name | "PACKCode="n
            | "PACKData="n | "RESource="res_file_name | "RWReloccheck"
            | "STUB="stub_name | "NOSTUB" | "VERSion="major.[minor]
export    ::= entryname["."ordinal]["="internal]["RESident"]["PRIVATE"]
segmodel  ::= ("PReload" | "LOadoncall") | ("SHared" | "NONShared")
            | ("EXECUTEOnly" | "EXECUTERead" | "READOnly" | "READWrite")
            | ("MOVeable" | "FIXed") | "DIScardable"

commands valid for the Microsoft Windows VxD formats only:

form      ::= "WIndows VXD" ["DYNamic"]
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commands valid for the Microsoft Windows NT executable formats only:

form      ::= "WIndows NT" ["TNT" | "RDOS"]
              ["DLl"["INITGlobal"|"INITInstance" ["TERMInstance"|"TERMGlobal"]]
directive ::= "RUntime"     runoption["="major["."minor]]
            | "SEGment"     segdesc{","segdesc}
            | "IMPort"      import{","import}
            | "EXPort"      export{","export}
            | "EXPort"      "="wlib_directive_file
            | "COMmit"       commitopt{","commitopt}
segdesc   ::= segspec segmodel {segmodel}
segspec   ::= seg_name | "Class" class_name | "TYpe" ("CODE" | "DATA")
import    ::= entryname module["."(extname | ordinal)]
option    ::= "Alignment="n | "DEscription" description | "Heapsize="n
            | "IMPFile"[=file_name] | "IMPLib"[=file_name]
            | "MODName="module_name | "NOSTDCall" | "OBJAlign="n | "OFFset="n
            | "OLDlibrary="dll_name | "RESource="res_file_name
            | "STUB="stub_name | "NOSTUB" | "VERSion="major.[minor]
export    ::= entryname["."ordinal]["="internal]["PRIVATE"]
segmodel  ::= ("SHared" | "NONShared") | ("PAGEable" | "NONPageable")
runoption ::= ("NATive" | "WINdows" | "CONsole" | "POSix" | "OS2" | "DOSstyle")
commitopt ::= "STack="n | "Heap="n

commands valid for the Phar Lap executable formats only:

form      ::= "PHARlap" ["EXTended" | "REX" | "SEGmented"]
directive ::= "RUntime"     runoption{","runoption}
option    ::= "MAXData="n | "MINData="n | "OFFset="n | "STUB="stub_name
runoption ::= "MINReal="n | "MAXReal="n | "CALLBufs="n | "MINIBuf="n
            | "MAXIBuf="n | "NISTack="n | "ISTKsize="n | "PRIVileged"
            | "REALBreak="(n | symbol_name ) | "UNPRIVileged"

commands valid for the Novell Netware executable format only:

form      ::= "NOVell" ["NLM" | "LAN" | "DSK" | "NAM" | 'number'] 'description'
directive ::= "MODUle"      module_name{","module_name}
            | "IMPort"      import{","import}
            | "EXPort"      export{","export}
            | "Debug"       "Novell" ["ONLyexports"] ["REFerenced"]
option    ::= "CHeck="symbol_name | "COPYRight" [string] | "CUSTom="file_name
            | "EXit="symbol_name | "HElp="file_name | "IMPFile="file_name
            | "IMPLib"[=file_name] | "MESsages"[=file_name] | "MULTILoad"
            | "NLMFlags="value | "PSeudopreemption" | "REentrant"
            | "SCReenname" description | "SHArelib="file_name | "SYnchronize"
            | "THReadname" name | "VERSion="major[.minor[.revision]]
            | "XDCdata="file_name | "AUTOUNload"
import    ::= entryname
export    ::= entryname

commands valid for the DOS/16M executable format only:

form      ::= "DOS16M"
directive ::= "MEMory"      strategy
            | "TRansparent" seg_type
            | "RUntime"     runoption{","runoption}
option    ::= "BUFfer="n | "GDTsize="n | ("RELocs" | "NORelocs") | "SELstart="n
            | "DATASize="n | "EXTended="n
            | "STUB="stub_name
runoption ::= "KEYboard" | "OVERload" | "INIT00" | "INITFF" | "ROTate" | "AUTO"
            | "SELectors" | "INT10"
strategy  ::= "TRYExtended" | "TRYLow" | "FORCEExtended" | "FORCELow"
seg_type  ::= "STack" | "DAta"

commands valid for the QNX executable format only:

form      ::= "QNX" ["FLat"]
directive ::= "SEGment"     segdesc{","segdesc}
            | "NEWsegment"
option    ::= "Heapsize="n | "LInearrelocs" | "LOnglived" | "NORelocs"
            | "OFFset="n | "PACKCode="n | "PACKData="n | "PRIVilege"=n
            | "RESource"("="res_file_name | string)
segdesc   ::= segspec segmodel {segmodel}
segspec   ::= seg_name | "Class" class_name | "TYpe" ("CODE" | "DATA")
segmodel  ::= "EXECUTEOnly" | "EXECUTERead" | "READOnly" | "READWrite"

commands valid for the ELF executable format only:

form      ::= "ELF" ["DLl"]
directive ::= "MODUle"      module_name{","module_name}
            | "IMPort"      import{","import}
            | "EXPort"      export{","export}
            | "RUntime"     runoption{","runoption}
option    ::= "Alignment="n | "EXPORTAll" | "EXTRASections="n | "OBJAlign="n
            | "OFFSet="n
import    ::= entryname
export    ::= entryname
runoption ::= ("SVR4" | "LINux" | "FREebsd" | "NETbsd" | "SOLaris" | "ABIver" )

commands valid for the ZDOS executable formats only:

form      ::= "ZDos" ["SYS" | "HWD" | "FSD"]

commands valid for the RAW executable formats only:

form      ::= "Raw" ("BIN" | "HEX")
option    ::= "OFFset="n