strings - print the strings of printable characters in
files.
SYNOPSIS
strings [-afov] [-min-len] [-n min-len] [-t radix] [-]
[--all] [--print-file-name] [--bytes=min-len]
[--radix=radix] [--target=bfdname]
[--help] [--version] file...
DESCRIPTION
For each file given, GNU `strings' prints the printable
character sequences that are at least 4 characters long
(or the number given with the options below) and are fol
lowed by an unprintable character. By default, it only
prints the strings from the initialized and loaded sec
tions of object files; for other types of files, it prints
the strings from the whole file.
`strings' is mainly useful for determining the contents of
non-text files.
OPTIONS
`-a'
`--all'
`-' Do not scan only the initialized and loaded sections
of object files; scan the whole files.
`-f'
`--print-file-name'
Print the name of the file before each string.
`--help'
Print a summary of the program usage on the standard
output and exit.
`-min-len'
`-n min-len'
`--bytes=min-len'
Print sequences of characters that are at least min-
len characters long, instead of the default 4.
`-o'
Like -t o. Some other versions of `strings' have -o
act like -t d instead. Since we can not be compatible
with both ways, we simply chose one.
`-t radix'
Print the offset within the file before each string.
The single character argument specifies the radix of
the offset---o for octal, x for hexadecimal, or d for
decimal.
`--target=bfdname'
Specify an object code format other than your system's
default format.
`-v'
`--version'
Print the program version number on the standard out
put and exit.
SEE ALSO
ar(1), nm(1), objdump(1), ranlib(1), readelf(1) and the
Info entries for binutils.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000,
2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify
this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documenta
tion License, Version 1.1 or any later version published
by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sec
tions, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section
entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
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