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  <h1 class="chapter">Using make to Update Archive Files</h1>  <p><em>Archive files</em> are files containing named sub-files called <em>members</em>; they are maintained with the program <code>ar</code> and their main use is as subroutine libraries for linking. </p> <table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="archive-members" accesskey="1">Archive Members</a>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Archive members as targets. </td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="archive-update" accesskey="2">Archive Update</a>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The implicit rule for archive member targets. </td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="archive-pitfalls" accesskey="3">Archive Pitfalls</a>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Dangers to watch out for when using archives. </td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="archive-suffix-rules" accesskey="4">Archive Suffix Rules</a>
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<td align="left" valign="top">You can write a special kind of suffix rule for updating archives. </td>
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