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SRC(1)                      General Commands Manual                     SRC(1)



NAME
       src  - find source code for executable

SYNOPSIS
       src [ -n ] [ -s symbol ] file ...

DESCRIPTION
       Src  examines  the  named  files to find the corresponding source code,
       which is then sent to the editor using B (see sam(1)).  If file  is  an
       rc(1) script, the source is the file itself.  If file is an executable,
       the source is defined to be the single file containing  the  definition
       of main and src will point the editor at the line that begins the defi‐
       nition.  Src uses db(1) to extract the symbol  table  information  that
       identifies the source.

       Src  looks  for each file in the current directory, in /bin, and in the
       subdirectories of /bin, in that order.

       The -n flag causes src to print the file name but not send  it  to  the
       editor.  The -s flag identifies a symbol other than main to locate.

EXAMPLES
       Find the source to the main routine in /bin/ed:

              src ed

       Find the source for strcmp:

              src -s strcmp rc

SOURCE
       /rc/bin/src

SEE ALSO
       db(1), plumb(1), sam(1).



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