Assembler Directives
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   All assembler directives have names that begin with a period (`.').
The rest of the name is letters, usually in lower case.

   This chapter discusses directives present regardless of the target
machine configuration for the GNU assembler.

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Abort

`.abort'

coff-ABORT

`.ABORT'

Align

`.align ABS-EXPR , ABS-EXPR'

App-File

`.app-file STRING'

Ascii

`.ascii "STRING"'...

Asciz

`.asciz "STRING"'...

Byte

`.byte EXPRESSIONS'

Comm

`.comm SYMBOL , LENGTH '

Data

`.data SUBSECTION'

Def

`.def NAME'

Desc

`.desc SYMBOL, ABS-EXPRESSION'

Dim

`.dim'

Double

`.double FLONUMS'

Eject

`.eject'

Else

`.else'

Endef

`.endef'

Endif

`.endif'

Equ

`.equ SYMBOL, EXPRESSION'

Extern

`.extern'

File

`.file STRING'

Fill

`.fill REPEAT , SIZE , VALUE'

Float

`.float FLONUMS'

Global

`.global SYMBOL', `.globl SYMBOL'

hword

`.hword EXPRESSIONS'

Ident

`.ident'

If

`.if ABSOLUTE EXPRESSION'

Include

`.include "FILE"'

Int

`.int EXPRESSIONS'

Lcomm

`.lcomm SYMBOL , LENGTH'

Lflags

`.lflags'

Line

`.line LINE-NUMBER'

Ln

`.ln LINE-NUMBER'

List

`.list'

Long

`.long EXPRESSIONS'

Lsym

`.lsym SYMBOL, EXPRESSION'

Nolist

`.nolist'

Octa

`.octa BIGNUMS'

Org

`.org NEW-LC , FILL'

Psize

`.psize LINES, COLUMNS'

Quad

`.quad BIGNUMS'

Sbttl

`.sbttl "SUBHEADING"'

Scl

`.scl CLASS'

Section

`.section NAME, SUBSECTION'

Set

`.set SYMBOL, EXPRESSION'

Short

`.short EXPRESSIONS'

Single

`.single FLONUMS'

Size

`.size'

Space

`.space SIZE , FILL'

Stab

`.stabd, .stabn, .stabs'

Tag

`.tag STRUCTNAME'

Text

`.text SUBSECTION'

Title

`.title "HEADING"'

Type

`.type INT'

Val

`.val ADDR'

Word

`.word EXPRESSIONS'

Deprecated

Deprecated Directives