NAME
strip - Discard symbols from object files.

SYNOPSIS

strip

[ -F bfdname | --target=bfdname ] [ -I bfdname | --input-target=bfdname ]
[ -O bfdname | --output-target=bfdname ]
[ -R sectionname | --remove-section=sectionname ] [ -s | --strip-all ]
[ -S | -g | --strip-debug ] [ --strip-unneeded ] [ -x | --discard-all ]
[ -X | --discard-locals ] [ -K symbolname | --keep-symbol=symbolname ]
[ -N symbolname | --strip-symbol=symbolname ] [ -o fileR ] [ -p | --preserve-dates ]
[ -v | --verbose ] [ -V | --version ] [ -V | --help ] objfile. . .

DESCRIPTION
GNU strip discards all symbols from the 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

-I bfdname

Show a summary of the options to strip and exit.

--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 the named section from the file. This option may be given more than once. Note
that using this option inappropriately may make the object file unusable.

-s

--strip-all Remove all symbols.

-S

-g

--strip-debug Remove debugging symbols only.

--strip-unneeded Strip all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.

-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 other strip options.

-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 ``.''.)

-K symbolname, --keep-symbol=symbolname
Copy only symbol symbolname from the source file. This option may be given more than
once.

-N symbolname, --strip-symbol=symbolname

Do not copy symbol symbolname from the source file. This option may be given more than
once, and may be combined with strip options other than -K.

-v

--verbose

Verbose output: list all object files modified. In the case of archives, strip -v lists all
members of the archive.

-V

--version Show the version number for strip and exit.

SEE ALSO
` binutils ' entry in info; The GNU Binary Utilities, Roland H. Pesch (October 1991).

COPYING
Copyright (c) 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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