STRIP(1)            UNIX Programmer's Manual             STRIP(1)

NAME
     strip - remove symbols and relocation bits

SYNOPSIS
     strip name ...

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
     Level:    HP-UX/DEVELOPMENT

     Origin:   System III

     Remarks:  This manual entry  describes  _s_t_r_i_p(1)  as  imple-
               mented  on  the  Series  200  computers.  Refer to
               other _s_t_r_i_p(1) pages  for  information  valid  for
               other implementations.

DESCRIPTION
     _S_t_r_i_p removes the symbol table  and  relocation  bits  ordi-
     narily attached to the output of the assembler and link edi-
     tor.  This is useful to save space after a program has  been
     debugged.

     The effect of _s_t_r_i_p is the same as use of the -s  option  of
     _l_d.

     If _n_a_m_e is an archive file, _s_t_r_i_p will remove the local sym-
     bols  from  any  _a._o_u_t format files it finds in the archive.
     Certain libraries, such as those residing in /lib,  have  no
     need  for  local symbols.  By deleting them, the size of the
     archive  is  decreased  and  link  editing  performance   is
     increased.

FILES
     /tmp/stm* temporary file

SEE ALSO
     ld(1), a.out(5).