opensolaris man page for strip

strip(1)							   User Commands							  strip(1)

NAME
       strip - strip symbol table, debugging and line number information from an object file

SYNOPSIS
       strip [-lVx] file...

DESCRIPTION
       The  strip  command removes the symbol table SHT_SYMTAB and its associated string table, debugging information, and line number information
       from ELF object files. That is, besides the symbol table and associated string table, the following sections are removed:

	 .line
	 .debug*
	 .stab*

       Once this stripping process has been done, limited symbolic debugging access is available for that file. Therefore, this  command  is  nor-
       mally run only on production modules that have been debugged and tested.

       If strip is executed on a common archive file (see ar.h(3HEAD)) in addition to processing the members, strip removes the archive symbol ta-
       ble. The archive symbol table must be restored by executing the ar(1) command with the -s option before the archive can be  linked  by  the
       ld(1) command. strip produces appropriate warning messages when this situation arises.

       strip is used to reduce the file storage overhead taken by the object file.

OPTIONS
       The amount of information stripped from the  ELF object file can be controlled by using any of the following options. The following options
       are supported:

       -l    Strip line number information only.Does not strip the symbol table or debugging information.

       -V    Prints, on standard error, the version number of  strip.

       -x    Does not strip the symbol table. Debugging and line number information might be stripped.

OPERANDS
       The following operand is supported:

       file    A path name referring to an executable file.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables that affect the execution of strip: LANG, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE,  LC_MES-
       SAGES, and NLSPATH.

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0     Successful completion.

       >0    An error occurred.

FILES
       /tmp/strp*    Temporary files

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWbtool 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       ar(1), as(1), ld(1), mcs(1), elf(3ELF), tmpnam(3C), a.out(4), ar.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), environ(5), standards(5)

NOTES
       The symbol table section is not removed if it is contained within a segment or if the file is a relocatable object.

       The  line number and debugging sections are not removed if they are contained within a segment or if their associated relocation section is
       contained within a segment.

       The strip command is used to remove a standard predefined set of sections from an ELF object file. To remove a user  specified  section	by
       name, see mcs(1).

SunOS 5.11							    5 Oct 2007								  strip(1)