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ld(1)

strip(1)  —  Commands

NAME

strip − remove symbols and relocation bits

SYNOPSIS

strip [−V] file ... 

FLAGS

-VDisplays the version number of the strip command. 

DESCRIPTION

The strip command removes the symbol table and relocation bits ordinarily attached to the output of the assembler and loader.  This is useful to save space after a program has been debugged. 

The effect of strip is the same as use of the −s option of ld. 

Note that strip command will not strip executables with unresolved relocation entries. 

FILES

/tmp/stm?Temporary file

RELATED INFORMATION

ld(1)

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