strip

 

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 STRIP.1(1)                     GNU                     STRIP.1(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        strip - Discard symbols from object files.
 
SYNOPSIS
        strip [ -F bfdname | --target=bfdname ]
              [ -I bfdname | --input-target=bfdname ]
              [ -O bfdname | --output-target=bfdname ]
              [ -s | --strip-all ] [ -S | -g | --strip-debug ]
              [ -K symbolname | --keep-symbol=symbolname ]
              [ -N symbolname | --strip-symbol=symbolname ]
              [ -x | --discard-all ] [ -X | --discard-locals ]
              [ -R sectionname | --remove-section=sectionname ]
              [ -o file ] [ -p | --preserve-dates ]
              [ -v | --verbose ]  [ -V | --version ]  [ --help ]
              objfile...
 
DESCRIPTION
        GNU  `strip'  discards  all symbols from object files obj­
        file.  The list of object files may include archives.   At
        least one object file must be given.
 
        `strip'  modifies  the files named in its argument, rather
        than writing modified copies under different names.
 
OPTIONS
        `-F bfdname'
 
        `--target=bfdname'
            Treat the original objfile as a file with  the  object
            code  format  bfdname, and rewrite it in the same for­
            mat.
 
        `--help'
            Show a summary of the options to `strip' and exit.
 
        `-I bfdname    '
 
        `--input-target=bfdname'
            Treat the original objfile as a file with  the  object
            code format bfdname.
 
        `-O bfdname'
 
        `--output-target=bfdname'
            Replace  objfile with a file in the output format bfd­
            name.
 
        `-R sectionname'
 
        `--remove-section=sectionname'
            Remove any section named sectionname from  the  output
            file.   This option may be given more than once.  Note
            that using this option inappropriately  may  make  the
            output file unusable.
 
        `-s'
 
        `--strip-all'
            Remove all symbols.
 
        `-g'
 
 
        `-S'
 
        `--strip-debug'
            Remove debugging symbols only.
 
        `--strip-unneeded'
            Remove  all symbols that are not needed for relocation
            processing.
 
        `-K symbolname'
 
        `--keep-symbol=symbolname'
            Keep only symbol  symbolname  from  the  source  file.
            This option may be given more than once.
 
        `-N symbolname'
 
        `--strip-symbol=symbolname'
            Remove  symbol  symbolname  from the source file. This
            option may be given more than once, and  may  be  com­
            bined with strip options other than `-K'.
 
        `-o file'
            Put the stripped output in file, rather than replacing
            the existing file.  When this argument is  used,  only
            one objfile argument may be specified.
 
        `-p'
 
        `--preserve-dates'
            Preserve  the  access  and  modification  dates of the
            file.
 
        `-x'
 
        `--discard-all'
            Remove non-global symbols.
 
        `-X'
 
        `--discard-locals'
            Remove compiler-generated local symbols.  (These  usu­
            ally start with L or ..)
 
        `-V'
 
        `--version'
            Show the version number for `strip'.
 
        `-v'
 
        `--verbose'
            Verbose  output:  list  all object files modified.  In
            the case of archives, strip -v lists  all  members  of
            the archive.
 
SEE ALSO
        the Info entries for binutils.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright  (c) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000,
        2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
        Permission is granted to copy,  distribute  and/or  modify
        this   document   under   the   terms   of  the  GNU  Free
        Documentation License, Version 1.1 or  any  later  version
        published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invari­
        ant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-
        Cover  Texts.   A  copy  of the license is included in the
        section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
 
 
 
 2001-08-31             binutils-2.11.90.0.8            STRIP.1(1)

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