.TH STRIP 1 .CT 1 lib_obj .SH NAME strip \- remove symbols and relocation bits .SH SYNOPSIS .B strip [ .B -s ] [ .B -g ] [ .B -v ] .I file ... .SH DESCRIPTION .I Strip removes the symbol table and relocation bits ordinarily attached to the output of the assembler and loader. This saves space and hampers debuggers. Option .B -s of .IR ld (1) does the same thing. The options are .TP .B -s Squeeze the symbol table by removing duplicate information. .TP .B -g Delete line-number information, thus negating the effect of .LR "cc -g" . Implies .BR -s . .TP .B -v Print size information. .SH FILES .F shrink? temporary file .SH "SEE ALSO" .IR cc (1), .IR ld (1)