strip(1)strip(1)NAMEstrip - Removes symbols and relocation bits
SYNOPSISstrip [-V] file...
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
dards as follows:
strip: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about
industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
[SVID 3] Displays the version number of the strip command.
DESCRIPTION
The strip command removes the symbol table and any strippable subsec‐
tions of the section, including compact relocation information ordinar‐
ily present in executable files. 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 to cc, c89, or
ld.
Note that the strip command will not strip executables with unresolved
relocation entries. It also does not handle archive files.
EXIT STATUS
Success. An error occurred.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the behavior of strip: Pro‐
vides a default value for the locale category variables that are not
set or null. If set, overrides the values of all other locale vari‐
ables. Determines the locale for the interpretation of byte sequences
as characters (single-byte or multibyte) in input parameters and files.
Determines the locale used to affect the format and contents of diag‐
nostic messages displayed by the command. Determines the location of
message catalogs for processing of LC_MESSAGES. Determines the direc‐
tory where a temporary file will be created (if needed). If not set,
the current working directory is used.
SEE ALSO
Commands: ar(1), cc(1), c89(1), ld(1), mcs(1)
Standards: standards(5)strip(1)
