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NAME
       strip — remove unnecessary information from strippable files (DEVELOPMENT)


SYNOPSIS
       strip file...


DESCRIPTION
       A  strippable file is defined as a relocatable, object, or executable file.  On XSI-conformant systems, a
       strippable file can also be an archive of object or relocatable files.

       The strip utility shall remove from strippable files named by  the  file  operands  any  information  the
       implementor  deems  unnecessary  for  execution  of  those  files.  The  nature  of  that  information is
       unspecified. The effect of strip on object and executable files shall be similar to the  use  of  the  −s
       option  to  c99 or fort77.  The effect of strip on an archive of object files shall be similar to the use
       of the −s option to c99 or fort77 for each object file in the archive.


OPTIONS
       None.


OPERANDS
       The following operand shall be supported:

       file      A pathname referring to a strippable file.


STDIN
       Not used.


INPUT FILES
       The input files shall be in the form of strippable files successfully produced by any compiler defined by
       this volume of POSIX.1‐2008 or produced by creating or updating an archive of such  files  using  the  ar
       utility.


ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       The following environment variables shall affect the execution of strip:

       LANG      Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that are unset or null. (See the
                 Base  Definitions  volume  of POSIX.1‐2008, Section 8.2, Internationalization Variables for the
                 precedence  of  internationalization  variables  used  to  determine  the  values   of   locale
                 categories.)

       LC_ALL    If  set  to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the other internationalization
                 variables.

       LC_CTYPE  Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes of text  data  as  characters
                 (for example, single-byte as opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments).

       LC_MESSAGES
                 Determine  the  locale  that  should  be  used  to affect the format and contents of diagnostic
                 messages written to standard error.

       NLSPATH   Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of LC_MESSAGES.


ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
       Default.


STDOUT
       Not used.


STDERR
       The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.


OUTPUT FILES
       The strip utility shall produce strippable files of unspecified format.


EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
       None.


EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values shall be returned:

        0    Successful completion.

       >0    An error occurred.


CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
       Default.

       The following sections are informative.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


EXAMPLES
       None.


RATIONALE
       Historically, this utility has been used to remove the symbol  table  from  a  strippable  file.  It  was
       included  since  it is known that the amount of symbolic information can amount to several megabytes; the
       ability to remove it in a portable manner was deemed important, especially for smaller systems.

       The behavior of strip on object and executable files is said to be  the  same  as  the  −s  option  to  a
       compiler. While the end result is essentially the same, it is not required to be identical.

       XSI-conformant  systems  support  use  of  strip  on archive files containing object files or relocatable
       files.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       ar, c99, fort77

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, Chapter 8, Environment Variables


COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition,
       Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc
       and The Open Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In  the  event
       of  any  discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original
       IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
       http://www.unix.org/online.html .

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