-.B \-a
-Strip files in all architecture dependent packages.
-.TP
-.B \-i
-Strip files in all architecture independent packages (likely, this is
-pointless :-).
-.TP
-.B \-ppackage
-Strip files for the package named "package".
-.SH NOTES
-The
-.B \-a
-.B \-i
-and
-.B \-p
-arguments are cumulative. If none are specified, then all packages listed in
-the control file will have their files stripped.
+.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.