---
name: "gnatk8"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnat"
version: "3.10p-3"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/gnatk8"
---

# gnatk8(1)

name length checker for GNAT

## NAME

gnatk8 - name length checker for GNAT

## SYNOPSIS

**gnatk8** *filename* *\[length\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**gnatk8** can be used to find out what the *krunched* name of a file should be when using the  *-k8 (-gnatk8)* option.

For specific information on gnat, the GNU NYU Ada Translator, see  */usr/doc/gnat/gnatdoc1.tex* */usr/doc/gnat/gnatinfo.txt* and the other files in that directory.

## SEE ALSO

[**gcc**(1)](/man/gcc/1.md), [**gnatbind**(1)](/man/gnatbind/1.md), [**gnatf**(1)](/man/gnatf/1.md), [**gnatlink**(1)](/man/gnatlink/1.md), [**gnatk8**(1)](/man/gnatk8/1.md), [**gnatmake**(1)](/man/gnatmake/1.md), [**gnatchp**(1)](/man/gnatchp/1.md), [**gnatchop**(1)](/man/gnatchop/1.md), [**gnatbl**(1)](/man/gnatbl/1.md),

## AUTHOR

Mark Eichin \<eichin@kitten.gen.ma.us\>