bsd man page for strip

STRIP(1)						      General Commands Manual							  STRIP(1)

NAME
       strip - remove symbols and relocation bits

SYNOPSIS
       strip name ...

DESCRIPTION
       Strip  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.

FILES
       /tmp/stm? temporary file

SEE ALSO
       ld(1)

7th Edition							  April 29, 1985							  STRIP(1)