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strip
strip [options ] files
Remove symbols from object files , thereby reducing file sizes and freeing disk space.
Options
-F bfdname, --target =bfdname
Specify object format for both input and output by binary file descriptor name bfdname . Use option -h to see a list of supported formats.
-I bfdname , --input-target =bfdname
Expect object format bfdname for input.
--help
Print help message, then exit.
-K symbol , --keep-symbol =symbol
Delete all symbols except the specified symbol . This option may be used more than once.
-N symbol , --strip-symbol =symbol
Remove symbol from the source file.
-O bfdname , --output-target =bfdname
Use object format bfdname for output.
-o file
Write stripped object to file instead of replacing the original. Only one object file at a time may be stripped when using this option.
-p , --preserve-dates
Preserve access and modification times.
-R section , --remove-section =section
Delete section .
-S , -g , -d , --strip-debug
Strip debugging symbols.
-s , --strip-all
Strip all symbols.
--strip-unneeded
Remove symbols not needed for relocation processing.
-V , --version
Print version and exit.
-v , --verbose
Verbose mode.
-X , --discard-locals
Strip local symbols that were generated by the compiler.
-x , --discard-all
Strip nonglobal symbols.
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