strings - extract strings

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  BUGS 

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NAME

strings − extract strings

SYNOPSIS

strings [−afo] [−n length] [−t {d|o|x}] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

"strings" prints strings gleaned from the given files (or from standard input.) By default strings of less than 4 characters are ignored. A string is considered to be any sequence of graphical ASCII characters (plus space and tab).

Options:

−f Print the file name with each string.
−n length Set the minimum length of strings to print; 4 by default.
−o Print each string with the octal offset in the file.
(Same as −to).
−t {d|o|x} Print each string with the offset in the file;
specify decimal, octal or hexadecimal respectively.

The −a option is included for compatibility with older versions but does nothing.

BUGS

Things are seldom what they seem,
Skim milk masquerades as cream;
Highlows pass as patent leathers;
Jackdaws strut in peacock's feathers.

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