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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
.Dt STRIP 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm strip
.Nd remove unnecessary information from executable files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm strip
.Op Fl d
.Op Fl x
.Ar file Op Ar ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility
deletes the relocation information and symbol table used by
assemblers, loaders and debuggers.
This significantly
decreases the size of the installed binaries and saves disk space.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl d
Delete only debugging and empty symbols.
.It Fl x
Delete only debugging, compiler identification, and local symbols.
.El
.Pp
.Nm
exits 0 on success or 1 if an error occurred.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr cc 1 ,
.Xr ld 1 ,
.Xr stab 5
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2004
specification,
but its presence is optional.
.Pp
The flags
.Op Fl dx
are extensions to that specification.
.Sh HISTORY
A
.Nm
command appeared in
.At v6 .