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# [IL Linker](linker/README.md)
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The IL Linker is a tool one can use to only ship the minimal possible IL code and metadata that a set of
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programs might require to run as opposed to the full libraries.
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It is used by the various Xamarin products to extract only the bits of code that are needed to run
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an application on Android, iOS and other platforms.
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It can also be used in the form of [ILLink.Tasks](corebuild/README.md) to reduce the size of .NET Core apps.
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# [Analyzer](analyzer/README.md)
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The analyzer is a tool to analyze dependencies which were recorded during linker processing and led linker to mark an item to keep it in the resulting linked assembly.
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It can be used to better understand dependencies between different metadata members to help further reduce the linked output.
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## How to build the IL Linker
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TODO
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## Build & Test Status
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[](https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-linker-mainline/)
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