.TH DH_STRIP 1 "" "Debhelper Commands" "Debhelper Commands" .SH NAME dh_strip \- strip executables, shared libraries, and some static libraries. .SH SYNOPSIS .B dh_strip .I "[debhelper options] [-Xitem]" .SH "DESCRIPTION" dh_strip is a debhelper program that is responsible for stripping executables, shared libraries, and static libraries that are not used for debugging. .P It assumes that files that have names like lib*_g.a are static libraries used in debugging, and will not strip them. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B debhelper options See .BR debhelper (1) for a list of options common to all debhelper commands. .TP .B \-Xitem, \--exclude=item Exclude files that contain "item" anywhere in their filename from being stripped. You may use this option multiple times to build up a list of things to exclude. .SH ENVIRONMENT See .BR debhelper (1) for a list of environment variables that affect all debhelper commands. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR debhelper (1) .SH "CONFORMS TO" Debian policy, version 2.5.0.0 .SH AUTHOR Joey Hess