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Binary File Descriptor library
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<p>The Binary File Descriptor library (BFD) is the <a href="/facts/GNU_Project/mjc8AwM6">GNU Project</a>'s main mechanism for the <a href="/facts/Software_portability/tWKVGCBb">portable</a> manipulation of <a href="/facts/Object_file/sFBvosE4">object files</a> in a variety of formats. As of 2003<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binary_File_Descriptor_library&action=edit">[update]</a>, it supports approximately 50 file formats and 25 <a href="/facts/Instruction_set_architecture/8p8vwUeE">instruction set architectures</a>. </p>