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OPT(1) LLVM OPT(1)
NAME
opt - LLVM optimizer
SYNOPSIS
opt [options] [filename]
DESCRIPTION
The opt command is the modular LLVM optimizer and analyzer. It takes
LLVM source files as input, runs the specified optimizations or
analyses on it, and then outputs the optimized file. The optimizations
available via opt depend upon what libraries were linked into it as
well as any additional libraries that have been loaded with the -load
option. Use the -help option to determine what optimizations you can
use.
If filename is omitted from the command line or is "-", opt reads its
input from standard input. Inputs can be in either the LLVM assembly
language format (.ll) or the LLVM bitcode format (.bc).
If an output filename is not specified with the -o option, opt writes
its output to the standard output.
OPTIONS
-f Enable binary output on terminals. Normally, opt will refuse to
write raw bitcode output if the output stream is a terminal.
With this option, opt will write raw bitcode regardless of the
output device.
-help Print a summary of command line options.
-o <filename>
Specify the output filename.
-S Write output in LLVM intermediate language (instead of bitcode).
-{passname}
opt provides the ability to run any of LLVM's optimization or
analysis passes in any order. The -help option lists all the
passes available. The order in which the options occur on the
command line are the order in which they are executed (within
pass constraints).
-strip-debug
This option causes opt to strip debug information from the
module before applying other optimizations. It is essentially
the same as -strip but it ensures that stripping of debug
information is done first.
-verify-each
This option causes opt to add a verify pass after every pass
otherwise specified on the command line (including -verify).
This is useful for cases where it is suspected that a pass is
creating an invalid module but it is not clear which pass is
doing it.
-stats Print statistics.
LLVM Programmer's Manual, section #DEBUG for more information.
-load=<plugin>
Load the dynamic object plugin. This object should register new
optimization or analysis passes. Once loaded, the object will
add new command line options to enable various optimizations or
analyses. To see the new complete list of optimizations, use
the -help and -load options together. For example:
opt -load=plugin.so -help
-print-passes
Print all available passes and exit.
EXIT STATUS
If opt 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 (https://llvm.org/).
COPYRIGHT
2003-2024, LLVM Project
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