Describe briefly what the strip utility does.

What will be an ideal response?


The strip utility strips away debugger and profiling information that is added to the executable file
when compiled with debugging and profiling options. The strip command simply removes the
information from the file saving you having to recompile the program without these options.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A. ( ) B. [ ] C. { } D. < >

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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