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    STRINGS(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       STRINGS(1)

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

    SYNOPSIS
         strings [ - ] [ -o ] [ -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.  Unless the - flag is given, strings
         only looks in the initialized data space of object files.
         If the -o flag is given, then each string is preceded by its
         offset in the file (in octal).  If the -number flag is given
         then number is used as the minimum string length rather than
         4.

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

    SEE ALSO
         od(1)

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

    Printed 11/26/99	  May 12, 1986				1

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