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                     20: .TH STRIP 1 "%Q"
                     21: .AT 3
                     22: .SH NAME
                     23: strip \- remove unnecessary information from executable files
                     24: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     25: .ft B
                     26: strip file ...
                     27: .ft R
                     28: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     29: .I Strip
                     30: removes the relocation information and symbol table used by
                     31: assemblers and loaders.
                     32: This save disk space by decreasing the size of the installed binaries.
                     33: It also significantly decreases the usefulness of debuggers.
                     34: .PP
                     35: .I Strip
                     36: exits 0 on success (or if the file had already been stripped), 1 if
                     37: an error occurred.
                     38: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     39: as(1), cc(1), install(1), ld(1)

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