16.6.3 Options

The long and short forms of options, shown in the table below as alternatives, are equivalent.

Table 16-8. xc32-strip Options
Option	Function
`-g` `-S` `--strip-debug`	Remove debugging symbols only.
`--help`	Show a summary of the options to `xc32-strip` and exit.
`-K symbolname` `--keep-symbol=symbolname`	Keep only symbol `symbolname` from the source file. This option may be given more than once.
`-N symbolname` `--strip-symbol=symbolname`	Remove symbol `symbolname` from the source file. This option may be given more than once, and may be combined with strip options other than `-K`.
`-o file`	Put the stripped output in file, rather than replacing the existing file. When this argument is used, only one OBJFILE argument may be specified.
`-p` `--preserve-dates`	Preserve the access and modification dates of the file.
`-R sectionname` `--remove-section=sectionname`	Remove any section named `sectionname` from the output file. This option may be given more than once. Note that using this option inappropriately may make the output file unusable.
`-s` `--strip-all`	Remove all symbols.
`--strip-unneeded`	Remove all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.
`-v` `--verbose`	Verbose output: list all object files modified. In the case of archives, `xc32-strip -v` lists all members of the archive.
`-V` `--version`	Show the version number for `xc32-strip`.
`-x` `--discard-all`	Remove non-global symbols.
`-X` `--discard-locals`	Remove compiler-generated local symbols  (which usually start with L or “.”).