as: Global

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1 7.37 '.global SYMBOL', '.globl SYMBOL'
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1 '.global' makes the symbol visible to 'ld'.  If you define SYMBOL in
1 your partial program, its value is made available to other partial
1 programs that are linked with it.  Otherwise, SYMBOL takes its
1 attributes from a symbol of the same name from another file linked into
1 the same program.
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1    Both spellings ('.globl' and '.global') are accepted, for
1 compatibility with other assemblers.
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1    On the HPPA, '.global' is not always enough to make it accessible to
1 other partial programs.  You may need the HPPA-only '.EXPORT' directive
1 as well.  ⇒HPPA Assembler Directives HPPA Directives.
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