NAME

strings − find the printable strings in an object file

SYNOPSIS

strings [−] [−a] [−o] [ −number ] file ... 

DESCRIPTION

strings looks for ASCII strings in a binary file.  A string is any sequence of four or more printing characters ending with a newline or a null character.  Unless the − flag is given, strings only looks in the initialized data space of object files.  If the −o flag is given, then each string is preceded by its decimal offset in the file.  -a works the same as the - flag.  If the −number flag is given, then number is used as the minimum string length rather than 4. 

strings is useful for identifying random object files. 

SEE ALSO

hd(1). 

CREDIT

This utility was developed at the University of California at Berkeley and is used with permission. 

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