#### 9.30.4 Nios II Machine Directives

`.align` expression`[,` expression`]`
  This is the generic `.align` directive, however this aligns to a power of two.

`.half` expression
  Create an aligned constant 2 bytes in size.

`.word` expression
  Create an aligned constant 4 bytes in size.

`.dword` expression
  Create an aligned constant 8 bytes in size.

`.2byte` expression
  Create an unaligned constant 2 bytes in size.

`.4byte` expression
  Create an unaligned constant 4 bytes in size.

`.8byte` expression
  Create an unaligned constant 8 bytes in size.

`.16byte` expression
  Create an unaligned constant 16 bytes in size.

`.set noat`
  Allows assembly code to use `at` register without warning. Macro or relaxation expansions generate warnings.

`.set at`
  Assembly code using `at` register generates warnings, and macro expansion and relaxation are enabled.

`.set nobreak`
  Allows assembly code to use `ba` and `bt` registers without warning.

`.set break`
  Turns warnings back on for using `ba` and `bt` registers.

`.set norelax`
  Do not replace any branches or calls.

`.set relaxsection`
  Replace identified out-of-range branches with `jmp` sequences (default).

`.set relaxsection`
  Replace all branch and call instructions with `jmp` and `callr` sequences.

`.set ...`
  All other `.set` are the normal use.