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- STRINGS(1) USER COMMANDS STRINGS(1)
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- NAME
- strings - find printable strings in an object file or binary
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- SYNOPSIS
- strings [ -ho ] [ -number ] filename ...
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- 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.
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- strings is useful for identifying random object files and
- many other things.
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- OPTIONS
- -h Print a short usage message for help.
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- -o Precede each string by its offset in the file.
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- -number
- Use number as the minimum string length rather than 4.
- See the help message printed by "strings -h" for
- information on the acceptable range for number.
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- AUTHOR
- Written by Paul Frattaroli
- copyright(c) 1991 by Paul Frattaroli
- <pfratar@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>
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- Adapted from the UNIX version.
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- I have written this code completely on my own, and have taken
- nothing from other sources. While I connot say that the idea
- for this program is mine, the implementation is.
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- Note: UNIX is a trademark of AT&T.
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- This program is written in Borland C++ version 2.0
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- July 30, 1991
- Paul Frattaroli
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- Sun Release 4.0 Last change: 9 September 1987 1
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