---
name: "i386-uclibc-strip"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uclibc-toolchain"
version: "0.9.9-cvs20020221-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/strip"
---

# i386-uclibc-strip(1)

Discard symbols from object files.

Part of [strip(1)](/strip/1.md).

## NAME

strip - Discard symbols from object files.

## SYNOPSIS

strip \[**-F** *bfdname* ⎪**--target=***bfdname* \]\
       \[**-I** *bfdname* ⎪**--input-target=***bfdname* \]\
       \[**-O** *bfdname* ⎪**--output-target=***bfdname* \]\
       \[**-s**⎪**--strip-all**\] \[**-S**⎪**-g**⎪**-d**⎪**--strip-debug**\]\
       \[**-K** *symbolname* ⎪**--keep-symbol=***symbolname* \]\
       \[**-N** *symbolname* ⎪**--strip-symbol=***symbolname* \]\
       \[**-x**⎪**--discard-all** \] \[**-X** ⎪**--discard-locals**\]\
       \[**-R** *sectionname* ⎪**--remove-section=***sectionname* \]\
       \[**-o** *file* \] \[**-p**⎪**--preserve-dates**\]\
       \[**-v** ⎪**--verbose**\]  \[**-V**⎪**--version**\] \[**--help**\]\
       *objfile*...

## DESCRIPTION

GNU **strip** discards all symbols from object files *objfile*.  The list of object files may include archives. At least one object file must be given.

**strip** modifies the files named in its argument, rather than writing modified copies under different names.

## OPTIONS

- **-F** *bfdname*

  - **--target=***bfdname*

  Treat the original *objfile* as a file with the object code format *bfdname*, and rewrite it in the same format.

- **--help**

  Show a summary of the options to **strip** and exit.

- **-I** *bfdname*

  - **--input-target=***bfdname*

  Treat the original *objfile* as a file with the object code format *bfdname*.

- **-O** *bfdname*

  - **--output-target=***bfdname*

  Replace *objfile* with a file in the output format *bfdname*.

- **-R** *sectionname*

  - **--remove-section=***sectionname*

  Remove any section named *sectionname* from the output file.  This option may be given more than once.  Note that using this option inappropriately may make the output file unusable.

- **-s**

  - **--strip-all**

  Remove all symbols.

- **-g**

  - **-S**

  - **-d**

  - **--strip-debug**

  Remove debugging symbols only.

- **--strip-unneeded**

  Remove all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.

- **-K** *symbolname*

  - **--keep-symbol=***symbolname*

  Keep only symbol *symbolname* from the source file.  This option may be given more than once.

- **-N** *symbolname*

  - **--strip-symbol=***symbolname*

  Remove symbol *symbolname* from the source file. This option may be given more than once, and may be combined with strip options other than **-K**.

- **-o** *file*

  Put the stripped output in *file*, rather than replacing the existing file.  When this argument is used, only one *objfile* argument may be specified.

- **-p**

  - **--preserve-dates**

  Preserve the access and modification dates of the file.

- **-x**

  - **--discard-all**

  Remove non-global symbols.

- **-X**

  - **--discard-locals**

  Remove compiler-generated local symbols. (These usually start with **L** or **.**.)

- **-V**

  - **--version**

  Show the version number for **strip**.

- **-v**

  - **--verbose**

  Verbose output: list all object files modified.  In the case of archives, **strip -v** lists all members of the archive.

## SEE ALSO

the Info entries for *binutils*.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".