DESCRIPTION: The GNU Binutils are a collection of binary tools including the assember and linker.

The GNU Binutils are a collection of binary tools. The main ones are:

    ld - the GNU linker.
    as - the GNU assembler.

But they also include:

    addr2line - Converts addresses into filenames and line numbers.
    ar - A utility for creating, modifying and extracting from archives.
    c++filt - Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols.
    dlltool - Creates files for building and using DLLs.
    gold - A new, faster, ELF only linker, still in beta test.
    gprof - Displays profiling information.
    nlmconv - Converts object code into an NLM.
    nm - Lists symbols from object files.
    objcopy - Copies and translates object files.
    objdump - Displays information from object files.
    ranlib - Generates an index to the contents of an archive.
    readelf - Displays information from any ELF format object file.
    size - Lists the section sizes of an object or archive file.
    strings - Lists printable strings from files.
    strip - Discards symbols.
    windmc - A Windows compatible message compiler.
    windres - A compiler for Windows resource files.