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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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.TH "STRIP" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.\" strip
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.SH NAME
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strip \- remove unnecessary information from executable files (\fBDEVELOPMENT\fP)
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fBstrip\fP \fIfile\fP\fB... \fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The \fIstrip\fP utility shall remove from executable files named by
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the \fIfile\fP operands any information the implementor
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deems unnecessary for execution of those files. The nature of that
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information is unspecified. The effect of \fIstrip\fP shall be
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similar to the use of the \fB-s\fP option to \fIc99\fP or \fIfort77\fP.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH OPERANDS
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.LP
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The following operand shall be supported:
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.TP 7
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\fIfile\fP
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A pathname referring to an executable file.
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.sp
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.SH STDIN
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.LP
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Not used.
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.SH INPUT FILES
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.LP
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The input files shall be in the form of executable files successfully
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produced by any compiler defined by this volume of
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IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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.LP
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The following environment variables shall affect the execution of
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\fIstrip\fP:
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.TP 7
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\fILANG\fP
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Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that
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are unset or null. (See the Base Definitions volume of
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IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, Section 8.2, Internationalization Variables
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for
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the precedence of internationalization variables used to determine
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the values of locale categories.)
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.TP 7
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\fILC_ALL\fP
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If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the
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other internationalization variables.
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.TP 7
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\fILC_CTYPE\fP
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Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes
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of text data as characters (for example, single-byte as
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opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments).
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.TP 7
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\fILC_MESSAGES\fP
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Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and
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contents of diagnostic messages written to standard
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error.
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.TP 7
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\fINLSPATH\fP
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Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of \fILC_MESSAGES
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\&.\fP
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.sp
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.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
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.LP
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Default.
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.SH STDOUT
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.LP
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Not used.
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.SH STDERR
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.LP
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The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
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.SH OUTPUT FILES
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.LP
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The \fIstrip\fP utility shall produce executable files of unspecified
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format.
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.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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None.
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.SH EXIT STATUS
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.LP
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The following exit values shall be returned:
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.TP 7
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\ 0
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Successful completion.
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.TP 7
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>0
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An error occurred.
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.sp
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.SH CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
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.LP
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Default.
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.LP
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.LP
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None.
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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Historically, this utility has been used to remove the symbol table
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from an executable file. It was included since it is known
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that the amount of symbolic information can amount to several megabytes;
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the ability to remove it in a portable manner was deemed
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important, especially for smaller systems.
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.LP
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The behavior of \fIstrip\fP is said to be the same as the \fB-s\fP
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option to a compiler. While the end result is essentially
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the same, it is not required to be identical.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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\fIar\fP , \fIc99\fP , \fIfort77\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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