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.TH STRIP 1 
.SH NAME
strip \- remove symbols and relocation bits
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B strip
name ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Strip\^
removes the symbol
table and relocation bits ordinarily attached to the output
of the assembler and link editor.
This is useful to save space after a program has been
debugged.
.PP
The effect of
.I strip\^
is the same as use of the
.B \-s
option
of
.IR ld .
.PP
If
.I name\^
is an archive file,
.I strip\^
will remove the local symbols from any
.I a.out\^
format files it finds in the archive.
Certain libraries, such as those residing in
.BR /lib ,
have no need for local symbols.
By deleting them, the size of the archive is decreased and link editing
performance is increased.
.SH FILES
/tmp/stm\(**	temporary file
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ld(1).