LIB Output Files

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The output files produced by LIB depend on the mode in which it is being used, as shown in the following table.

Mode

Output

Default (building or modifying a library)

COFF library (.LIB)

Extracting a member with /EXTRACT

Object (.OBJ) file

Building an export file and import library with /DEF

Import library (.LIB) and export (.EXP) file