diff --git a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/compiler-flags/strip.md b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/compiler-flags/strip.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..52cb98113c0c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/compiler-flags/strip.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# `strip` + +The tracking issue for this feature is: [#72110](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/72110). + +------------------------ + +Option `-Z strip=val` controls stripping of debuginfo and similar auxiliary data from binaries +during linking. + +Supported values for this option are: + +- `none` - debuginfo and symbols (if they exist) are copied to the produced binary or separate files +depending on the target (e.g. `.pdb` files in case of MSVC). +- `debuginfo` - debuginfo sections and debuginfo symbols from the symbol table section +are stripped at link time and are not copied to the produced binary or separate files. +- `symbols` - same as `debuginfo`, but the rest of the symbol table section is stripped as well +if the linker supports it.