[PATCH] D146878: [Docs][llvm-mc] Add documentation on --filetype flag

[Aiden Grossman via Phabricator via llvm-commits]

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Currently the filetype flag is not documented, and knowing the behavior
of this flag is fairly important for doing anything other than
disassembling to text assembly.


Repository:
  rG LLVM Github Monorepo

https://reviews.llvm.org/D146878

Files:
  llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-mc.rst


Index: llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-mc.rst
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--- llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-mc.rst
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@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@
 
  Marked up disassembly of string of hex bytes.
 
+.. option:: --filetype=[asm,null,obj]
+
+ Sets the output filetype. Setting this flag to `asm` will make the tool
+ output text assembly. Setting this flag to `obj` will make the tool output
+ an object file. Setting it to `null` causes no output to be created and can be
+ used for timing purposes. The default value is `asm`.
+
 .. option:: -g
 
  Generate DWARF debugging info for assembly source files.


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