User`s guide

ASTRIP 4–1
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ASTRIP
4.1 Overview
The ASTRIP tool postprocesses the object file produced by GAS for input into PVC,
SROM, and SREC. This tool is used to strip header information from the object file.
4.2 Command Format
The basic ASTRIP command format is:
>% astrip [- options ] input_file [> output_file]
The following table lists the options:
Option Designation Description
v verbose Prints more information than usual.
h help Prints information about how to use ASTRIP.
a — Strips all sections, data as well as text, from the
object file.
n number number Strips a specified number of bytes from the front of
the file; a number must be supplied.
r round Rounds the stripped file to an 8-byte boundary. (For
example, if the stripped file is 257 bytes long, then
the file is rounded to 264 bytes.)