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 [−x|−−discard−all] [−X|−−discard−locals] [−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
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. 
 

−s

−−strip−all
Remove all symbols.
 

−S

-g

−−strip−debug
Remove debugging symbols only.
 

−x

−−discard−all
Remove non-global symbols.
 

−X −−discard−locals
Remove compiler-generated local symbols. (These usually start with “L” or “.”.)
 

−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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