.TH STRIP 1
.SH NAME
strip \- remove symbols from binary files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B strip
.I file ...
.PP
.B strip
.B -o
.I ofile
.I file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Strip
removes symbol table segments from executable files,
rewriting the files in place.
Stripping a file requires write permission of the file
and the directory it is in.
.PP
If the
.B -o
flag is given, 
the single input file
.I file
is stripped and the result written to
.IR ofile .
.I File
is unchanged.
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/strip.c
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR a.out (6)