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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] [--info]
             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.

       --info
           Display  a list showing all architectures and object formats avail-
           able.

       -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 ar-
           chives, 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,
       2003 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                  2003-04-27                          STRIP(1)