strip

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

GNU @command{strip} discards all symbols from object files objfile. The list of object files may include archives. At least one object file must be given.

@command{strip} modifies the files named in its argument, rather than writing modified copies under different names.

@env{-F bfdname}

@env{--target=bfdname}

Treat the original objfile as a file with the object code format bfdname, and rewrite it in the same format. See section Target Selection, for more information.

@env{--help}

Show a summary of the options to @command{strip} and exit.

@env{-I bfdname}

@env{--input-target=bfdname}

Treat the original objfile as a file with the object code format bfdname. See section Target Selection, for more information.

@env{-O bfdname}

@env{--output-target=bfdname}

Replace objfile with a file in the output format bfdname. See section Target Selection, for more information.

@env{-R sectionname}

@env{--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.

@env{-s}

@env{--strip-all}

Remove all symbols.

@env{-g}

@env{-S}

@env{-d}

@env{--strip-debug}

Remove debugging symbols only.

@env{--strip-unneeded}

Remove all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.

@env{-K symbolname}

@env{--keep-symbol=symbolname}

Keep only symbol symbolname from the source file. This option may be given more than once.

@env{-N symbolname}

@env{--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 @option{-K}.

@env{-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.

@env{-p}

@env{--preserve-dates}

Preserve the access and modification dates of the file.

@env{-x}

@env{--discard-all}

Remove non-global symbols.

@env{-X}

@env{--discard-locals}

Remove compiler-generated local symbols. (These usually start with `L' or `.'.)

@env{-V}

@env{--version}

Show the version number for @command{strip}.

@env{-v}

@env{--verbose}

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

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