9 :program:`opt` [*options*] [*filename*]
14 The :program:`opt` command is the modular LLVM optimizer and analyzer. It
15 takes LLVM source files as input, runs the specified optimizations or analyses
16 on it, and then outputs the optimized file or the analysis results. The
17 function of :program:`opt` depends on whether the `-analyze` option is
20 When `-analyze` is specified, :program:`opt` performs various analyses
21 of the input source. It will usually print the results on standard output, but
22 in a few cases, it will print output to standard error or generate a file with
23 the analysis output, which is usually done when the output is meant for another
26 While `-analyze` is *not* given, :program:`opt` attempts to produce an
27 optimized output file. The optimizations available via :program:`opt` depend
28 upon what libraries were linked into it as well as any additional libraries
29 that have been loaded with the :option:`-load` option. Use the :option:`-help`
30 option to determine what optimizations you can use.
32 If ``filename`` is omitted from the command line or is "``-``", :program:`opt`
33 reads its input from standard input. Inputs can be in either the LLVM assembly
34 language format (``.ll``) or the LLVM bitcode format (``.bc``).
36 If an output filename is not specified with the :option:`-o` option,
37 :program:`opt` writes its output to the standard output.
44 Enable binary output on terminals. Normally, :program:`opt` will refuse to
45 write raw bitcode output if the output stream is a terminal. With this option,
46 :program:`opt` will write raw bitcode regardless of the output device.
50 Print a summary of command line options.
52 .. option:: -o <filename>
54 Specify the output filename.
58 Write output in LLVM intermediate language (instead of bitcode).
60 .. option:: -{passname}
62 :program:`opt` provides the ability to run any of LLVM's optimization or
63 analysis passes in any order. The :option:`-help` option lists all the passes
64 available. The order in which the options occur on the command line are the
65 order in which they are executed (within pass constraints).
67 .. option:: -disable-inlining
69 This option simply removes the inlining pass from the standard list.
71 .. option:: -disable-opt
73 This option is only meaningful when `-std-link-opts` is given. It
76 .. option:: -strip-debug
78 This option causes opt to strip debug information from the module before
79 applying other optimizations. It is essentially the same as `-strip`
80 but it ensures that stripping of debug information is done first.
82 .. option:: -verify-each
84 This option causes opt to add a verify pass after every pass otherwise
85 specified on the command line (including `-verify`). This is useful
86 for cases where it is suspected that a pass is creating an invalid module but
87 it is not clear which pass is doing it.
93 .. option:: -time-passes
95 Record the amount of time needed for each pass and print it to standard
100 If this is a debug build, this option will enable debug printouts from passes
101 which use the ``LLVM_DEBUG()`` macro. See the `LLVM Programmer's Manual
102 <../ProgrammersManual.html>`_, section ``#DEBUG`` for more information.
104 .. option:: -load=<plugin>
106 Load the dynamic object ``plugin``. This object should register new
107 optimization or analysis passes. Once loaded, the object will add new command
108 line options to enable various optimizations or analyses. To see the new
109 complete list of optimizations, use the :option:`-help` and :option:`-load`
110 options together. For example:
114 opt -load=plugin.so -help
118 Print module after each transformation.
123 If :program:`opt` succeeds, it will exit with 0. Otherwise, if an error
124 occurs, it will exit with a non-zero value.