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strings [-afov] [-MIN-LEN] [-n MIN-LEN] [-t RADIX] [-]
[--all] [--print-file-name] [--bytes=MIN-LEN]
[--radix=RADIX] [--target=BFDNAME]
[--help] [--version] FILE...
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 followed by an unprintable character. By
default, it only prints the strings from the initialized and loaded
sections 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.
`-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'
`--radix=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. *Note Target Selection::, for more information.
`-v'
`--version'
Print the program version number on the standard output and exit.
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