Anticipating a Reply <ruxyz@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hi , > > Thanks for the response . > > I know that the flags are documented , If you know that, why didn't you follow the link Eljay provided you with? Had you selected the manual appropriate to your version of gcc, selected 'GCC Command Options' , 'Options that control optimization', you would have found the descriptions, at the url I give below. However since you didnn't say which version you are using, so I assumed 3.3 . > but which all get used with -O2 , -O3 ,..... [snip] http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.3/gcc/Optimize-Options.html#Optimize%20Options