---
name: "llvm-link-3.8"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "llvm-3.8"
version: "1:3.8.1-24"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/llvm-link-3.8"
---

# llvm-link-3.8(1)

LLVM bitcode linker

## NAME

llvm-link - LLVM bitcode linker

## SYNOPSIS

**llvm-link** \[*options*\] *filename ...*

## DESCRIPTION

**llvm-link** takes several LLVM bitcode files and links them together into a single LLVM bitcode file.  It writes the output file to standard output, unless the **-o** option is used to specify a filename.

## OPTIONS

- **-f**

  Enable binary output on terminals.  Normally, **llvm-link** will refuse to write raw bitcode output if the output stream is a terminal. With this option, **llvm-link** will write raw bitcode regardless of the output device.

- **-o filename**

  Specify the output file name.  If **filename** is "**-**", then **llvm-link** will write its output to standard output.

- **-S**

  Write output in LLVM intermediate language (instead of bitcode).

- **-d**

  If specified, **llvm-link** prints a human-readable version of the output bitcode file to standard error.

- **-help**

  Print a summary of command line options.

- **-v**

  Verbose mode.  Print information about what **llvm-link** is doing. This typically includes a message for each bitcode file linked in and for each library found.

## EXIT STATUS

If **llvm-link** succeeds, it will exit with 0.  Otherwise, if an error occurs, it will exit with a non-zero value.

## AUTHOR

Maintained by The LLVM Team (http://llvm.org/).

## COPYRIGHT

2003-2017, LLVM Project