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STRINGS(1)						      General Commands Manual							STRINGS(1)

NAME
       strings - print all the strings in a binary file

SYNOPSIS
       strings [-] [-o] [-n] file ...

OPTIONS
       -      search whole file, not just data seg

       -o     Print octal offset of each string

       -n     n is minimum length string (default = 4)

EXAMPLES
       strings -5 a.out    # Print the strings > 4 chars in a.out

       strings - /bin/sh   # Search entire shell file (text and data)

DESCRIPTION
       Strings	looks  for  sequences  of ASCII characters followed by a zero byte.  These are usually strings.  This program is typically used to
       help identify unknown binary programs

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