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1.15    ! jmc        32: .Dd $Mdocdate: June 3 2010 $
1.1       deraadt    33: .Dt STRIP 1
                     34: .Os
                     35: .Sh NAME
                     36: .Nm strip
                     37: .Nd remove unnecessary information from executable files
                     38: .Sh SYNOPSIS
                     39: .Nm strip
1.13      deraadt    40: .Op Fl dgsx
1.11      deraadt    41: .Op Fl o Ar outfile
1.8       sobrado    42: .Ar
1.1       deraadt    43: .Sh DESCRIPTION
                     44: The
1.4       aaron      45: .Nm
1.1       deraadt    46: utility
                     47: deletes the relocation information and symbol table used by
                     48: assemblers, loaders and debuggers.
                     49: This significantly
                     50: decreases the size of the installed binaries and saves disk space.
                     51: .Pp
                     52: The options are as follows:
                     53: .Bl -tag -width Ds
1.13      deraadt    54: .It Fl d | g
1.1       deraadt    55: Delete only debugging and empty symbols.
1.11      deraadt    56: .It Fl o Ar outfile
                     57: Place the stripped output into the specified file instead of modifying
                     58: the input file.
                     59: This option requires that only one input file be supplied.
1.13      deraadt    60: .It Fl s
                     61: Delete all symbols.
1.14      jmc        62: This is the default.
1.1       deraadt    63: .It Fl x
                     64: Delete only debugging, compiler identification, and local symbols.
                     65: .El
                     66: .Pp
1.14      jmc        67: When conflicting options are combined, the latter option wins.
1.15    ! jmc        68: .Sh EXIT STATUS
1.14      jmc        69: .Ex -std strip
1.1       deraadt    70: .Sh SEE ALSO
                     71: .Xr cc 1 ,
                     72: .Xr ld 1 ,
                     73: .Xr stab 5
1.6       jmc        74: .Sh STANDARDS
                     75: The
                     76: .Nm
                     77: utility is compliant with the
1.9       jmc        78: .St -p1003.1-2008
1.6       jmc        79: specification,
1.10      jmc        80: though its presence is optional.
1.6       jmc        81: .Pp
                     82: The flags
1.13      deraadt    83: .Op Fl dgosx
1.6       jmc        84: are extensions to that specification.
1.1       deraadt    85: .Sh HISTORY
                     86: A
                     87: .Nm
                     88: command appeared in
                     89: .At v6 .