1 llvm-extract - extract a function from an LLVM module
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7 :program:`llvm-extract` [*options*] **--func** *function-name* [*filename*]
12 The :program:`llvm-extract` command takes the name of a function and extracts
13 it from the specified LLVM bitcode file. It is primarily used as a debugging
14 tool to reduce test cases from larger programs that are triggering a bug.
16 In addition to extracting the bitcode of the specified function,
17 :program:`llvm-extract` will also remove unreachable global variables,
18 prototypes, and unused types.
20 The :program:`llvm-extract` command reads its input from standard input if
21 filename is omitted or if filename is ``-``. The output is always written to
22 standard output, unless the **-o** option is specified (see below).
29 Enable binary output on terminals. Normally, :program:`llvm-extract` will
30 refuse to write raw bitcode output if the output stream is a terminal. With
31 this option, :program:`llvm-extract` will write raw bitcode regardless of the
34 **--func** *function-name*
36 Extract the function named *function-name* from the LLVM bitcode. May be
37 specified multiple times to extract multiple functions at once.
39 **--rfunc** *function-regular-expr*
41 Extract the function(s) matching *function-regular-expr* from the LLVM bitcode.
42 All functions matching the regular expression will be extracted. May be
43 specified multiple times.
45 **--glob** *global-name*
47 Extract the global variable named *global-name* from the LLVM bitcode. May be
48 specified multiple times to extract multiple global variables at once.
50 **--rglob** *glob-regular-expr*
52 Extract the global variable(s) matching *global-regular-expr* from the LLVM
53 bitcode. All global variables matching the regular expression will be
54 extracted. May be specified multiple times.
58 Print a summary of command line options.
62 Specify the output filename. If filename is "-" (the default), then
63 :program:`llvm-extract` sends its output to standard output.
67 Write output in LLVM intermediate language (instead of bitcode).
72 If :program:`llvm-extract` succeeds, it will exit with 0. Otherwise, if an error
73 occurs, it will exit with a non-zero value.