Editing GNU Assembler (section)

{{Short description|Free and open-source assembler}}
{{Infobox software
| name = GNU Assembler
| logo = Heckert GNU white.svg
| logo size = 100px
| developer = [[GNU Project]]
| latest release version = GNU Binutils {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q1144975|P348}}
| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|Q1144975|P348|P577}}}}
| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]]
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Assembly language#Assembler|Assembler]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]] v3
| website = {{URL|https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/}}
}}

The '''GNU Assembler''', commonly known as '''gas''' or '''as''', is the [[Assembler (computer programming)|assembler]] developed by the [[GNU Project]]. It is the default [[Front and back ends|back-end]] of [[GNU Compiler Collection|GCC]]. It is used to assemble the [[GNU operating system]] and the [[Linux kernel]], and various other software. It is a part of the [[GNU Binutils]] package.

The GAS [[executable]] is named {{mono|[[As (Unix)|as]]}}, the standard name for a [[Unix]] assembler. GAS is [[cross-platform]], and both runs on and assembles for a number of different [[computer architecture]]s. GAS is [[free software]] released under the [[GNU General Public License]] v3.