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The man page for ld makes reference to AT&T’s Link Editor Command Language, however a Google search does not offer a satisfactory explanation as to what AT&T’s Link Editor Command Language is or was, other than pointing to said man pages, whereas I expect a Wikipedia page coming up in the first five results.

It seems like there is a vital piece of computing history missing here. Does anyone have some reference or historical documentation on this language? Something we can put in Wikipedia to preserve for posterity?

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The man page for ld makes reference to AT&T’s Link Editor Command Language, however a Google search does not offer a satisfactory explanation as to what AT&T’s Link Editor Command Language is or was, other than pointing to said man pages, whereas I expect a Wikipedia page coming up in the first five results.

It seems like there is a vital piece of computing history missing here. Does anyone have some reference or historical documentation on this language? Something we can put in Wikipedia to preserve for posterity?

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The man page for ld makes reference to AT&T’s Link Editor Command Language, however a Google search does not offer a satisfactory explanation as to what AT&T’s Link Editor Command Language is or was, other than pointing to said man pages, whereas I expect a Wikipedia page coming up in the first five results.

It seems like there is a vital piece of computing history missing here. Does anyone have some reference or historical documentation on this language? Something we can put in Wikipedia to preserve for posterity?

programming linker system-v

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The Link Editor Command Language appears to be described in the AT&T UNIX™ PC Model 7300 Unix System V Programmers Guide, chapter 17: The Link Editor.

I found a copy of the Programmer's Guide (pdf) at http://www.tenox.net/docs/. The relevant section is on page 524 of the linked .pdf.

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  Thanks for that! I intend to create a Wikipedia entry for this once I have researched it a bit more. (Optional:) Can you help me by defining what the language is (for) / how classified? How would I continue a sentence starting "The AT&T Link Editor Command Language is ...".
  
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  It would be nice to have some background/history as well, e.g. who created it, how it came about etc. How about this for an overview description: "The AT&T Link Editor Command Language is a language used by the Unix ld command for describing how object files and libraries are linked together to produce an executable."
  
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The Link Editor Command Language appears to be described in the AT&T UNIX™ PC Model 7300 Unix System V Programmers Guide, chapter 17: The Link Editor.

I found a copy of the Programmer's Guide (pdf) at http://www.tenox.net/docs/. The relevant section is on page 524 of the linked .pdf.

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  Thanks for that! I intend to create a Wikipedia entry for this once I have researched it a bit more. (Optional:) Can you help me by defining what the language is (for) / how classified? How would I continue a sentence starting "The AT&T Link Editor Command Language is ...".
  
  – mydoghasworms
  Feb 5 '13 at 18:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It would be nice to have some background/history as well, e.g. who created it, how it came about etc. How about this for an overview description: "The AT&T Link Editor Command Language is a language used by the Unix ld command for describing how object files and libraries are linked together to produce an executable."
  
  – mydoghasworms
  Feb 5 '13 at 18:42
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It seems the link is broken :(
  
  – osvein
  Sep 28 '15 at 8:27
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TellyneckBendosack - thanks for that; I've dug up an updated link and fixed it :)
  
  – Reed Kraft-Murphy
  Sep 29 '15 at 1:00
  

  
  
  
  

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The Link Editor Command Language appears to be described in the AT&T UNIX™ PC Model 7300 Unix System V Programmers Guide, chapter 17: The Link Editor.

I found a copy of the Programmer's Guide (pdf) at http://www.tenox.net/docs/. The relevant section is on page 524 of the linked .pdf.

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answered Feb 5 '13 at 6:34

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  Thanks for that! I intend to create a Wikipedia entry for this once I have researched it a bit more. (Optional:) Can you help me by defining what the language is (for) / how classified? How would I continue a sentence starting "The AT&T Link Editor Command Language is ...".
  
  – mydoghasworms
  Feb 5 '13 at 18:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It would be nice to have some background/history as well, e.g. who created it, how it came about etc. How about this for an overview description: "The AT&T Link Editor Command Language is a language used by the Unix ld command for describing how object files and libraries are linked together to produce an executable."
  
  – mydoghasworms
  Feb 5 '13 at 18:42
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It seems the link is broken :(
  
  – osvein
  Sep 28 '15 at 8:27
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TellyneckBendosack - thanks for that; I've dug up an updated link and fixed it :)
  
  – Reed Kraft-Murphy
  Sep 29 '15 at 1:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

The Link Editor Command Language appears to be described in the AT&T UNIX™ PC Model 7300 Unix System V Programmers Guide, chapter 17: The Link Editor.

I found a copy of the Programmer's Guide (pdf) at http://www.tenox.net/docs/. The relevant section is on page 524 of the linked .pdf.

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