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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 following options) 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.
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 offseto
for octal, x
for hexadecimal, or d
for decimal.
--target=bfdname
Specify an object code format
other than your systems default format. See Target
selection for more information.
-v
--version
Print the program version
number on the standard output and exit.
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