strip

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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|-d|--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 objfile.  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 format.

       --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 bfdname.

       -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
       -d
       --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 combined 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 usually 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, 2002
       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
       Invariant  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".



binutils-2.13.90.0.18             2003-02-24                          STRIP(1)