Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

strip

Synopsis

                  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.