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Chapter 3
Assembler Reference
This chapter provides general reference material on the ARM assemblers. It contains
the following sections:
• Command syntax on page 3-2
• Format of source lines on page 3-8
• Predefined register and coprocessor names on page 3-9
• Built-in variables on page 3-10
• Symbols on page 3-12
• Expressions, literals, and operators on page 3-18.
This chapter does not explain how to write ARM assembly language. See Chapter 2
Writing ARM and Thumb Assembly Language for tutorial information.
It also does not describe the instructions, directives, or pseudo-instructions. See the
separate chapters for reference information on these.