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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]
             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 for-
           mat.

       --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 bfd-
           name.

       -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  com-
           bined 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  usu-
           ally 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, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

       Permission is granted to copy,  distribute  and/or  modify
       this  document  under the terms of the GNU Free Documenta-
       tion License, Version 1.1 or any later  version  published
       by  the  Free  Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sec-
       tions, 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-2.12.90.0.15       2002-08-14                   STRIP(P)