NAME
strip - Discard symbols from object files.
SYNOPSIS
strip [-F bfdname ï target=bfdname ]
[-I bfdname ï inputtarget=bfdname ]
[-O bfdname ï outputtarget=bfdname ]
[-sï stripall] [-Sï-gï stripdebug]
[-K symbolname ï keepsymbol=symbolname ]
[-N symbolname ï stripsymbol=symbolname ]
[-xï discardall ] [-X ï discardlocals]
[-R sectionname ï removesection=sectionname ]
[-o file ] [-pï preservedates]
[-v ï verbose] [-Vï 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
inputtarget=bfdname
Treat the original objfile as a file with the object code format bfdname.
-O bfdname
outputtarget=bfdname
Replace objfile with a file in the output format bfdname.
-R sectionname
removesection=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
stripall
Remove all symbols.
-g
-S
stripdebug
Remove debugging symbols only.
stripunneeded
Remove all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.
-K symbolname
keepsymbol=symbolname
Keep only symbol symbolname from the source file. This option may be given more than
once.
-N symbolname
stripsymbol=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
preservedates
Preserve the access and modification dates of the file.
-x
discardall
Remove nonglobal symbols.
-X
discardlocals
Remove compilergenerated 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 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 FrontCover Texts, and with no
BackCover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free
Documentation License''.