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<h3 class="section">7.59 <code>.ident</code></h3>

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This directive is used by some assemblers to place tags in object files.  The
behavior of this directive varies depending on the target.  When using the
a.out object file format, <samp><span class="command">as</span></samp> simply accepts the directive for
source-file compatibility with existing assemblers, but does not emit anything
for it.  When using COFF, comments are emitted to the <code>.comment</code> or
<code>.rdata</code> section, depending on the target.  When using ELF, comments are
emitted to the <code>.comment</code> section.

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