STRINGS(1)           INTERACTIVE UNIX System           STRINGS(1)



          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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