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Clarify strip docs.

binutils/
	* objcopy.c (strip_usage): Reword --remove-section description.
	* doc/binutils.texi (strip): Likewise.
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Andrew Stubbs 11 years ago
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      binutils/ChangeLog
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      binutils/doc/binutils.texi
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      binutils/objcopy.c

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binutils/ChangeLog

@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
2014-12-23 Andrew Stubbs <ams@codesourcery.com>
* objcopy.c (strip_usage): Reword --remove-section description.
* doc/binutils.texi (strip): Likewise.
2014-12-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Reformat to avoid overlong lines.

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binutils/doc/binutils.texi

@ -2891,7 +2891,8 @@ Replace @var{objfile} with a file in the output format @var{bfdname}.
@item -R @var{sectionname}
@itemx --remove-section=@var{sectionname}
Remove any section named @var{sectionname} from the output file. This
Remove any section named @var{sectionname} from the output file, in
addition to whatever sections would otherwise be removed. This
option may be given more than once. Note that using this option
inappropriately may make the output file unusable. The wildcard
character @samp{*} may be given at the end of @var{sectionname}. If

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binutils/objcopy.c

@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ strip_usage (FILE *stream, int exit_status)
-U --disable-deterministic-archives\n\
Disable -D behavior (default)\n"));
fprintf (stream, _("\
-R --remove-section=<name> Remove section <name> from the output\n\
-R --remove-section=<name> Also remove section <name> from the output\n\
-s --strip-all Remove all symbol and relocation information\n\
-g -S -d --strip-debug Remove all debugging symbols & sections\n\
--strip-dwo Remove all DWO sections\n\

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