strip - discard symbols and other data from object files

syntax $ strip [options] objfile...

$ cat hello.c #include <stdio.h> int main() { // printf() displays the string inside quotation printf("Hello, World!"); return 0; }

$ gcc hello.c -o hello.out

To strip the symbol table $ readelf -s hello.out $ strip -s hello.out check the symbol table $ readelf -s hello.out

To remove debug symbols only $ strip --strip-debug hello.out check the symbol table $ readelf -a hello.out

To Remove a particular section $ readelf -S hello.out strip the .gnu.version section from the executable $ strip -R .gnu.version hello.out check the list of sections $ readelf -S hello.out

To Remove unneeded symbols $ strip --strip-unneeded hello.out $ readelf -a hello.out

To Shield a particular symbol from stripping $ strip -s -K hello.c hello.out $ readelf -s hello.out

To strip off a particular symbol $ strip -N hello.c hello.out $ readelf -s hello.out

To create a new stripped off file $ strip -s -o stripped_hello hello.out $ ls -lart stripped_hello

To preserve the access and modification date/time check the access and modification time of the original file $ stat hello.out $ strip -s -p hello.out

regards, T.Dhanasekar