8. strip

strip [ -F bfdname | --target=bfdname ] [ -I bfdname | --input-target=bfdname ] [ -O bfdname | --output-target=bfdname ] [ -s | --strip-all ] [ -S | -g | --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...

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.

-F bfdname

--target=bfdname

Treat the original objfile as a file with the object code format bfdname, and rewrite it in the same format. See section 15.1 Target Selection, for more information.

--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. See section 15.1 Target Selection, for more information.

-O bfdname

--output-target=bfdname

Replace objfile with a file in the output format bfdname. See section 15.1 Target Selection, for more information.

-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

--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 combined 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 usually 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.