usr/src/usr.bin/strings/strings.1

.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
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.\"
.\"	@(#)strings.1	6.4 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH STRINGS 1 ""
.UC
.SH NAME
strings \- find the printable strings in a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B strings
[
.B \-ao
] [
\fB\-\fInumber\fR
] [ file ... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIStrings\fP looks for ascii strings in each of the specified files,
or from the standard input.  A string is any sequence of 4 or more printing
characters.  Unless the \fB-a\fP flag is given, \fIstrings\fP only looks
in the initialized data space of object files.  If the \fB-o\fP flag is
given, then each string is preceded by its decimal offset in the file.
If the \fB-\fInumber\fR flag is given, then \fInumber\fP is used as the
minimum string length rather than 4.
.PP
\fIStrings\fP is useful for identifying random object files and
many other things.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
od(1)
.SH BUGS
The algorithm for identifying strings is extremely primitive.
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	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
	3	.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
	4	.\"
	5	.\" @(#)strings.1 6.4 (Berkeley) %G%
	6	.\"
	7	.TH STRINGS 1 ""
	8	.UC
	9	.SH NAME
	10	strings \- find the printable strings in a file
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B strings
	13	[
	14	.B \-ao
	15	] [
	16	\fB\-\fInumber\fR
	17	] [ file ... ]
	18	.SH DESCRIPTION
	19	\fIStrings\fP looks for ascii strings in each of the specified files,
	20	or from the standard input. A string is any sequence of 4 or more printing
	21	characters. Unless the \fB-a\fP flag is given, \fIstrings\fP only looks
	22	in the initialized data space of object files. If the \fB-o\fP flag is
	23	given, then each string is preceded by its decimal offset in the file.
	24	If the \fB-\fInumber\fR flag is given, then \fInumber\fP is used as the
	25	minimum string length rather than 4.
	26	.PP
	27	\fIStrings\fP is useful for identifying random object files and
	28	many other things.
	29	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	30	od(1)
	31	.SH BUGS
	32	The algorithm for identifying strings is extremely primitive.