* addr2line.c (usage): Document @file.

* ar.c (usage): Likewise.
	* coffdump (usage): Likewise.
	* cxxfilt.c (usage): Likewise.
	* dlltool.c (usage): Likewise.
	* dllwrap.c (usage): Likewise.
	* nlmconv.c (usage): Likewise.
	* nm.c (usage): Likewise.
	* objcopy.c (usage): Likewise.
	* objdump.c (usage): Likewise.
	* readelf.c (usage): Likewise.
	* size.c (usage): Likeise.
	* srconv.c (usage): Likewise.
	* strings.c (usage): Likewise.
	* windres.c (usage): Likewise.
	* doc/binutils.texi: Add section on common options.

binutils/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+2005-10-03  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* addr2line.c (usage): Document @file.
+	* ar.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* coffdump (usage): Likewise.
+	* cxxfilt.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* dlltool.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* dllwrap.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* nlmconv.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* nm.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* objcopy.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* objdump.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* readelf.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* size.c (usage): Likeise.
+	* srconv.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* strings.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* windres.c (usage): Likewise.
+	* doc/binutils.texi: Add section on common options. 
+
 2005-10-03  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* NEWS: Mention -W/--dwarf.

binutils/addr2line.c

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ usage (FILE *stream, int status)
   fprintf (stream, _(" Convert addresses into line number/file name pairs.\n"));
   fprintf (stream, _(" If no addresses are specified on the command line, they will be read from stdin\n"));
   fprintf (stream, _(" The options are:\n\
+  @<file>                Read options from <file>\n\
   -b --target=<bfdname>  Set the binary file format\n\
   -e --exe=<executable>  Set the input file name (default is a.out)\n\
   -i --inlines		 Unwind inlined functions\n\

binutils/ar.c

@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ usage (int help)
       fprintf (s, _("  [S]          - do not build a symbol table\n"));
       fprintf (s, _("  [v]          - be verbose\n"));
       fprintf (s, _("  [V]          - display the version number\n"));
-
+      fprintf (s, _("  @<file>      - read options from <file>\n"));
+ 
       ar_emul_usage (s);
     }
   else
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ usage (int help)
       fprintf (s, _("Usage: %s [options] archive\n"), program_name);
       fprintf (s, _(" Generate an index to speed access to archives\n"));
       fprintf (s, _(" The options are:\n\
+  @<file>                      Read options from <file>\n\
   -h --help                    Print this help message\n\
   -V --version                 Print version information\n"));
     }

binutils/coffdump.c

@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ show_usage (FILE *file, int status)
   fprintf (file, _("Usage: %s [option(s)] in-file\n"), program_name);
   fprintf (file, _(" Print a human readable interpretation of a SYSROFF object file\n"));
   fprintf (file, _(" The options are:\n\
+  @<file>                Read options from <file>\n\
   -h --help              Display this information\n\
   -v --version           Display the program's version\n\
 \n"));

binutils/cxxfilt.c

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Usage: %s [-_] [-n] [--strip-underscores] [--no-strip-underscores]\n\
   fprintf (stream, "]\n");
 
   fprintf (stream, "\
-       [--help] [--version] [arg...]\n");
+       [@file] [--help] [--version] [arg...]\n");
   exit (status);
 }
 

binutils/dlltool.c

@@ -3058,6 +3058,7 @@ usage (FILE *file, int status)
   fprintf (file, _("   -v --verbose              Be verbose.\n"));
   fprintf (file, _("   -V --version              Display the program version.\n"));
   fprintf (file, _("   -h --help                 Display this information.\n"));
+  fprintf (file, _("   @<file>                   Read options from <file>.\n"));
 #ifdef DLLTOOL_MCORE_ELF
   fprintf (file, _("   -M --mcore-elf <outname>  Process mcore-elf object files into <outname>.\n"));
   fprintf (file, _("   -L --linker <name>        Use <name> as the linker.\n"));

binutils/dllwrap.c

@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ usage (FILE *file, int status)
 {
   fprintf (file, _("Usage %s <option(s)> <object-file(s)>\n"), prog_name);
   fprintf (file, _("  Generic options:\n"));
+  fprintf (file, _("   @<file>                Read options from <file>\n"));    
   fprintf (file, _("   --quiet, -q            Work quietly\n"));
   fprintf (file, _("   --verbose, -v          Verbose\n"));
   fprintf (file, _("   --version              Print dllwrap version\n"));

binutils/doc/binutils.texi

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
 * nlmconv::                     Converts object code into an NLM
 * windres::			Manipulate Windows resources
 * dlltool::			Create files needed to build and use DLLs
+* Common Options::              Command-line options for all utilities
 * Selecting The Target System:: How these utilities determine the target.
 * Reporting Bugs::              Reporting Bugs
 * GNU Free Documentation License::  GNU Free Documentation License
@@ -3434,6 +3435,35 @@ objdump(1), and the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
 @c man end
 @end ignore
 
+@node Common Options
+@chapter Common Options
+
+The following command-line options are supported by all of the
+programs described in this manual.
+
+@table @env
+@item @@@var{file}
+Read command-line options from @var{file}.  The options read are
+inserted in place of the original @@@var{file} option.  If @var{file}
+does not exist, or cannot be read, then the option will be treated
+literally, and not removed.  
+
+Options in @var{file} are separated by whitespace.  A whitespace
+character may be included in an option by surrounding the entire
+option in either single or double quotes.  Any character (including a
+backslash) may be included by prefixing the character to be included
+character with a backslash.  The @var{file} may itself contain
+additional @@@var{file} options; any such options will be processed
+recursively.
+
+@item --help
+Display the command-line options supported by the program.
+
+@item --version
+Display the version number of the program.
+
+@end table
+
 @node Selecting The Target System
 @chapter Selecting the Target System
 

binutils/nlmconv.c

@@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ show_usage (FILE *file, int status)
   -T --header-file=<file>       Read <file> for NLM header information\n\
   -l --linker=<linker>          Use <linker> for any linking\n\
   -d --debug                    Display on stderr the linker command line\n\
+  @<file>                       Read options from <file>.\n\
   -h --help                     Display this information\n\
   -v --version                  Display the program's version\n\
 "));

binutils/nm.c

@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ usage (FILE *stream, int status)
       --target=BFDNAME   Specify the target object format as BFDNAME\n\
   -u, --undefined-only   Display only undefined symbols\n\
   -X 32_64               (ignored)\n\
+  @FILE                  Read options from FILE\n\
   -h, --help             Display this information\n\
   -V, --version          Display this program's version number\n\
 \n"));

binutils/objcopy.c

@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ copy_usage (FILE *stream, int exit_status)
                                    Add <prefix> to start of every allocatable\n\
                                      section name\n\
   -v --verbose                     List all object files modified\n\
+  @<file>                          Read options from <file>\n\
   -V --version                     Display this program's version number\n\
   -h --help                        Display this output\n\
      --info                        List object formats & architectures supported\n\

binutils/objdump.c

@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ usage (FILE *stream, int status)
   -T, --dynamic-syms       Display the contents of the dynamic symbol table\n\
   -r, --reloc              Display the relocation entries in the file\n\
   -R, --dynamic-reloc      Display the dynamic relocation entries in the file\n\
+  @<file>                  Read options from <file>\n\
   -v, --version            Display this program's version number\n\
   -i, --info               List object formats and architectures supported\n\
   -H, --help               Display this information\n\

binutils/readelf.c

@@ -2616,6 +2616,7 @@ usage (void)
   fprintf (stdout, _("\
   -I --histogram         Display histogram of bucket list lengths\n\
   -W --wide              Allow output width to exceed 80 characters\n\
+  @<file>                Read options from <file>\n\
   -H --help              Display this information\n\
   -v --version           Display the version number of readelf\n"));
   fprintf (stdout, _("Report bugs to %s\n"), REPORT_BUGS_TO);

binutils/size.c

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ usage (FILE *stream, int status)
   -o|-d|-x  --radix={8|10|16}         Display numbers in octal, decimal or hex\n\
   -t        --totals                  Display the total sizes (Berkeley only)\n\
             --target=<bfdname>        Set the binary file format\n\
+            @<file>                   Read options from <file>\n\
   -h        --help                    Display this information\n\
   -v        --version                 Display the program's version\n\
 \n"),

binutils/srconv.c

@@ -1724,6 +1724,7 @@ show_usage (FILE *file, int status)
   -q --quick       (Obsolete - ignored)\n\
   -n --noprescan   Do not perform a scan to convert commons into defs\n\
   -d --debug       Display information about what is being done\n\
+  @<file>          Read options from <file>\n\
   -h --help        Display this information\n\
   -v --version     Print the program's version number\n"));
 

binutils/strings.c

@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ usage (FILE *stream, int status)
   -T --target=<BFDNAME>     Specify the binary file format\n\
   -e --encoding={s,S,b,l,B,L} Select character size and endianness:\n\
                             s = 7-bit, S = 8-bit, {b,l} = 16-bit, {B,L} = 32-bit\n\
+  @<file>                   Read options from <file>\n\
   -h --help                 Display this information\n\
   -v --version              Print the program's version number\n"));
   list_supported_targets (program_name, stream);

binutils/windres.c

@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ usage (FILE *stream, int status)
 #endif
   fprintf (stream, _("\
   -r                           Ignored for compatibility with rc\n\
+  @<file>                      Read options from <file>\n\
   -h --help                    Print this help message\n\
   -V --version                 Print version information\n"));
   fprintf (stream, _("\