osf1 man page for ostrip

ostrip(1)						      General Commands Manual							 ostrip(1)

NAME
       ostrip - Reduce the size of object files

SYNOPSIS
       ostrip [options] file...

OPTIONS
       The  following options are supported by the ostrip command: Removes the section of a linked image.  Removes unreferenced symbols and unused
       type information from the symbol tables of a pre-link file. This results in a smaller on-disk executable file. If files modified with  this
       option are subsequently linked, ostrip -m should be run on the linked image.  Joins together two files that were previously split by the -t
       option into a symbol table file (image.stb) and a stripped image file (image).  Removes unreferenced symbols and  unused  type  information
       for  the  symbol  tables of a post-link executable file. This results in a smaller on-disk executable file. The symbol table still contains
       all information required for debugging.	Decompresses the output of ostrip. This option is provided for cases in which the  input  file	is
       compressed in ALPHAMAGICZ format.  Removes the symbol table and any strippable subsections of the section. (Performs the same operations as
       the strip command.)  Splits an image file (image) into a symbol table file (image.stb) and a stripped image file (image). The symbol  table
       file will contain a checksum of the stripped image.  Displays the version of the ostrip command.  Produces a reduced symbol table by remov-
       ing local information.  Also deletes any locally strippable subsections of the section. (Performs the same operations as  the  ld  -x  com-
       mand.)  Compresses the output of ostrip into ALPHAMAGICZ format.

DESCRIPTION
       The  ostrip  command  reduces  the  components  of any object file based on the options that are specified. It is designed to work with any
       object file, that is, files, image files, and shared object files. It does not work with (archive) files.

RESTRICTIONS
       None.

EXAMPLES
       The following command strips the local symbol table and converts the object file into ALPHAMAGICZ format: ostrip -x -Z obj.o The  following
       command	produces  the  symbol table file osize_mm.stb and the stripped image file osize.mm: ostrip -t osize.mm The following command joins
       the symbol table file osize_mm.stb to osize.mm: ostrip -j osize.mm

SEE ALSO
       Commands:  strip(1), ld(1), mcs(1), objZ(1)

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