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Update description of nm's symbol bss type letters.

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PR 22734
	* doc/binutils.texi (nm): Update description to point out that
	zero-initialized values can also be shown as type B, b, S or s
	since they can be stored in the BSS section.
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Nick Clifton
2018-01-30 17:22:41 +00:00
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@@ -802,7 +802,9 @@ linking.
@item B
@itemx b
The symbol is in the uninitialized data section (known as BSS).
The symbol is in the BSS data section. This section typically
contains zero-initialized or uninitialized data, although the exact
behavior is system dependent.
@item C
The symbol is common. Common symbols are uninitialized data. When
@@ -848,7 +850,8 @@ The symbol is in a read only data section.
@item S
@itemx s
The symbol is in an uninitialized data section for small objects.
The symbol is in an uninitialized or zero-initialized data section
for small objects.
@item T
@itemx t