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STRINGS(1)                USER COMMANDS                STRINGS(1)



NAME
     strings - find printable strings  in  an  object,  or  other
     binary, file

SYNOPSIS
     strings [ -number ] 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.

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

OPTIONS
     -number
          Use number as the minimum string length rather than 4.

SEE ALSO
     od(1)

BUGS
     The algorithm for identifying strings  is  extremely  primi-
     tive.