strip utility (WATCOM)
Syntax:
wstrip [options] input_file [output_file] [info_file]
Options:
- -n
- (noerrors) Don't issue any diagnostic message.
- -q
- (quiet) Don't print any informational messages.
- -r
- (resources) Process resource information rather than debugging
information.
- -a
- (add) Add rather than remove information.
Description:
The Watcom Strip utility may be used to manipulate information that's appended
to the end of an executable file.
The information can be:
- symbolic debugging information
- placed at the end of an executable
file by the Watcom Linker or the Watcom Strip utility.
- resource information
- placed at the end of an executable by a
resource compiler or the Watcom Strip utility.
This information can be added or removed from the executable file.
The arguments for the wstrip utility are as follows:
- input_file
- is a file specification for the name of an executable file.
If no file extension is specified, the Watcom Strip utility will assume
one of the following extensions (shown in the order in which they
are selected):
- .exe
- .dll
- .exp
- .rex
- .nlm
- .dsk
- .lan
- .nam
- .qnx
- or no file extension
- output_file
- is an optional file specification for the output file.
If no file extension is specified, the file extension specified in the
input file name is used for the output file name.
If ``.'' is specified, the input file name is used.
- info_file
- is an optional file specification for the file:
- in which the debugging or resource information is to be stored
(when removing information) or
- from which it is read (when adding information).
If no file extension is specified, a file extension of
.sym is assumed for debugging information, and
.res for resource information.
To specify the name of the information file but not the name of an
output file, use ``.'' as the output_file.
See also:
the Strip Utility
chapter in the Watcom Compiler & Tools User's Guide