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-*- text -*-
-* The linker script syntax has a new command for output sections: ASCIZ "string"
+* The linker script syntax has two new commands for inserting text into output
+ sections:
+ ASCII (<size>) "string"
+ This will reserve a zero filled block of <size> bytes at the current
+ location and insert "string" at the beginning of the block. If the string
+ is too long, it will be truncated.
+ ASCIZ "string"
This will insert a zero-terminated string at the current location.
Changes in 2.40: