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strip(1) strip(1)
NAME
strip - strip symbol and line number information from an object file
SYNOPSIS
strip [-l][-x][
-r][-V][-U] filename ...
DESCRIPTION
strip removes the symbol table and line number information from object files, including archives.
Thereafter, no symbolic debugging access is available for that file; thus, this command is normally run
only on production modules that have been debugged and tested. The effect is nearly identical to using
the -s option of ld .
Options
The amount of information stripped from the symbol table can be controlled by using any of the following
options:
-l Strip line number information only; do not strip any symbol table information.
-x Do not strip static or external symbol information.
Note that the
-l and -x options are synonymous because the symbol table contains only
static and external symbols. Either option strips only symbolic debugging information and
unloadable data.
-r Reset the relocation indexes into the symbol table (SOM only). Obsolete for ELF files. This
option allows strip to be run on relocatable files, in which case the effect is also to strip
only symbolic debugging information and unloadable data.
-V Print the version of the strip command on the standard error output.
-U Print the usage menu.
If there are any relocation entries in the object file and any symbol table information is to be stripped,
strip complains and terminates without stripping filename unless the -r option is used.
If
strip is executed on an archive file (see ar(4)), the archive symbol table is removed. The archive
symbol table must be restored by executing ar with its s operator (see ar(1)) before the archive can be
used by the ld command (se ld (1)). strip instructs the user with appropriate warning messages
when this situation arises.
The purpose of this command is to reduce file storage overhead consumed by the object file.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
Environment Variables
The following internationalization variables affect the execution of
strip:
LANG
Determines the locale category for native language, local customs and coded character set in the
absence of LC_ALL and other LC_* environment variables. If LANG is not specified or is set to
the empty string, a default of C (see lang (5)) is used instead of LANG.
LC_ALL
Determines the values for all locale categories and has precedence over LANG and other LC_*
environment variables.
LC_MESSAGES
Determines the locale that should be used to affect the format and contents of diagnostic messages
written to standard error.
LC_NUMERIC
Determines the locale category for numeric formatting.
LC_CTYPE
Determines the locale category for character handling functions.
ST_STRIPCAT
NLSPATH
Determines the location of message catalogues for the processing of LC_MESSAGES.
If any internationalization variable contains an invalid setting,
strip behaves as if all internationaliza-
tion variables are set to C. See environ (5).
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