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STRIP(1)		FreeBSD	General	Commands Manual		      STRIP(1)

NAME
     strip -- discard information from ELF objects

SYNOPSIS
     strip [-d | -g | -S | --strip-debug] [-h |	--help]	[--only-keep-debug]
	   [-o outputfile | --output-file=outputfile] [-p | --preserve-dates]
	   [-s | --strip-all] [--strip-unneeded] [-w | --wildcard]
	   [-x | --discard-all]	[-I format | --input-target=format]
	   [-K symbol |	--keep-symbol=symbol]
	   [-N symbol |	--strip-symbol=symbol]
	   [-O format |	--output-target=format]
	   [-R sectionname | --remove-section=sectionname] [-V | --version]
	   [-X | --discard-locals] file	...

DESCRIPTION
     The strip utility is used to discard information from the ELF objects
     specified by the arguments	file ....

     If	an explicit output file	name is	not specified using the	-o option, the
     strip utility will	modify its input arguments in-place.

     The strip utility supports	the following options:

     -d	| -g | -S | --strip-debug
	     Remove debugging symbols only.

     -h	| --help
	     Print a help message and exit.

     --only-keep-debug
	     Remove all	content	except that which would	be used	for debugging.

     -o	outputfile | --output-file=outputfile
	     Write the stripped	object to file outputfile instead of modifying
	     the input in-place.  Only a single	input object should be speci-
	     fied if this option is used.

     -p	| --preserve-dates
	     Preserve the object's access and modification times.

     -s	| --strip-all
	     Remove all	symbols.

     --strip-unneeded
	     Remove all	symbols	not needed for further relocation processing.

     -w	| --wildcard
	     Use shell-style patterns to name symbols.	The following meta-
	     characters	are recognized in patterns:
	     !	   If this is the first	character of the pattern, invert the
		   sense of the	pattern	match.
	     *	   Matches any string of characters in a symbol	name.
	     ?	   Matches zero	or one character in a symbol name.
	     [	   Mark	the start of a character class.
	     \	   Remove the special meaning of the next character in the
		   pattern.
	     ]	   Mark	the end	of a character class.

     -x	| --discard-all
	     Discard all non-global symbols.

     -I	format | --input-target=format
	     These options are accepted, but are ignored.

     -K	symbol | --keep-symbol=symbol
	     Keep the symbol symbol even if it would otherwise be stripped.
	     This option may be	specified multiple times.

     -N	symbol | --strip-symbol=symbol
	     Remove the	symbol symbol even if it would otherwise have been
	     kept.  This option	may be specified multiple times.

     -O	format | --output-target=format
	     Set the output file format	to format.  For	the full list of sup-
	     ported formats, please see	the documentation for function
	     elftc_bfd_find_target(3).

     -R	sectionname | --remove-section=sectionname
	     Remove the	section	named by the argument sectionname.  This op-
	     tion may be specified multiple times.

     -V	| --version
	     Print a version identifier	and exit.

     -X	| --discard-locals
	     Remove compiler-generated local symbols.

DIAGNOSTICS
     The strip utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an	error occurs.

SEE ALSO
     ar(1), elfcopy(1),	ld(1), mcs(1), elf(3), elftc_bfd_find_target(3),
     fnmatch(3)

FreeBSD	13.0			 July 27, 2019			  FreeBSD 13.0

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