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.th STRIP VI 8/24/77
.sh NAME
strip \- strip object file
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd strip
[
.bd \-t
] [
name ...
]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Strip
removes the symbol table and relocation bits ordinarily attached
to the output of the assembler and loader.
This is useful
to save space after a program has been debugged.
.s3
The effect of
.it strip
is the the same as use of the
.bd \*-s
option
of
.it ld.
.s3
The
.bd \-t
option of
.it strip
can be used to remove text and data segments leaving only the symbol table.
This can be used when an executable program is not needed, i.e.
for the system namelist.
.sh FILES
/tmp/stm?	temporary file
.sh "SEE ALSO"
ld (I), as (I)
.sh BUGS
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5ba16ce6 BJ	1	.th STRIP VI 8/24/77
	2	.sh NAME
	3	strip \- strip object file
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd strip
	6	[
	7	.bd \-t
	8	] [
	9	name ...
	10	]
	11	.sh DESCRIPTION
	12	.it Strip
	13	removes the symbol table and relocation bits ordinarily attached
	14	to the output of the assembler and loader.
	15	This is useful
	16	to save space after a program has been debugged.
	17	.s3
	18	The effect of
	19	.it strip
	20	is the the same as use of the
	21	.bd \*-s
	22	option
	23	of
	24	.it ld.
	25	.s3
	26	The
	27	.bd \-t
	28	option of
	29	.it strip
	30	can be used to remove text and data segments leaving only the symbol table.
	31	This can be used when an executable program is not needed, i.e.
	32	for the system namelist.
	33	.sh FILES
	34	/tmp/stm? temporary file
	35	.sh "SEE ALSO"
	36	ld (I), as (I)
	37	.sh BUGS