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You can use a steering file to hide and rename global symbol names in output files. You use the HIDE and RENAME commands accordingly.
For example, you can use steering files to protect intellectual property, or avoid namespace clashes.
Example of renaming a symbol:
Example of hiding symbols:
Example 8. HIDE steering command example
; Hides all global symbols with the ‘internal’ prefix HIDE internal*