NAME

strings − find the printable strings in a object, or other binary, file

SYNOPSIS

strings [ options ] file ... 

DESCRIPTION

Strings looks for ascii strings in a binary file.  A string is any sequence of 4 or more printing characters ending with a newline or a null. 

Without the − option, strings looks for asxii strings only in the initialized data space of object files. 

Strings is useful for identifying random object files and many other things. 

OPTIONS

−o Introduces each string with its offset in the file (in octal). 

−number
Uses number as the minimum string length rather than 4. 

− Extends strings’ search beyond the initialized data space of object files. 

SEE ALSO

od(1)

BUGS

The algorithm for identifying strings is primitive. 

3rd Berkeley Distribution  —  May 12, 1986