Which library contans the malloc object code and what is the name of the main library that C links to?

[Ray Hurst]

Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> Ray Hurst <rhurst2@cox.net> writes:
> 
>> Which library contains the malloc object code?
> 
> Normally the C library.
> 
>> What is the name of the main C library the gcc links to?
> 
> libc.  Often named /usr/lib/libc.a and/or /usr/lib/libc.so.
> 
> On a GNU/Linux system, the C library is glibc; see
> http://sourceware.org/glibc/.
> 
> Ian
> 

Thanks for the info. How do I display the contents of libc.a.
I tried ar -t libc.a and malloc did not show up.
However, if I open lib.c with a hex editor I can see that the symbol 
__malloc exitst is libc.a
Ray