If input_file is a scatter-loaded image that contains more than one load region and the output format is one of --bin, --cad, --m32, --i32, or --vhx, then fromelf creates a separate file for each load region.

If input_file is a scatter-loaded image that contains more than one load region and the output format is one of --cadcombined, --m32combined, or --i32combined, then fromelf creates a single file containing all load regions.

If input_file is an archive, you can process all files, or a subset of files, in that archive. To process a subset of files in the archive, specify a filter after the archive name as follows:

archive.a(filter_pattern)

where filter_pattern specifies a member file. To specify a subset of files use the following wildcard characters:

'archive.a(??str*)'

Any files in the archive that are not processed are included in the output archive together with the processed files.

To strip debug information from all files in the archive beginning with s, and creates a new archive, my_archive.a, containing the processed and unprocessed files, enter:

fromelf --elf --strip=debug archive.a(s*.o) --output=my_archive.a