or the output file (*note BFD::). Using 'OUTPUT_FORMAT(BFDNAME)' is exactly like using '--oformat BFDNAME' on the command line (*note Command Line Options: Options.). If both are used, the command line option takes precedence. You can use 'OUTPUT_FORMAT' with three arguments to use different formats based on the '-EB' and '-EL' command line options. This permits the linker script to set the output format based on the desired endianness. If neither '-EB' nor '-EL' are used, then the output format will be the first argument, DEFAULT. If '-EB' is used, the output format will be the second argument, BIG. If '-EL' is used, the output format will be the third argument, LITTLE. For example, the default linker script for the MIPS ELF target uses this command: OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-bigmips, elf32-bigmips, elf32-littlemips) This says that the default format for the output file is 'elf32-bigmips', but if the user uses the '-EL' command line option, the output file will be created in the 'elf32-littlemips' format. 'TARGET(BFDNAME)' The 'TARGET' command names the BFD format to use when reading input files. It affects subsequent 'INPUT' and 'GROUP' commands. This command is like using '-b BFDNAME' on the command line (*note Command Line Options: Options.). If the 'TARGET' command is used but 'OUTPUT_FORMAT' is not, then the last 'TARGET' command is also used to set the format for the output file. *Note BFD::.