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-.\" @(#)strings.1 6.11 (Berkeley) 5/9/91
-.\"
-.Dd May 9, 1991
-.Dt STRINGS 1
-.Os BSD 3
-.Sh NAME
-.Nm strings
-.Nd find printable strings in a file
-.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Nm strings
-.Op Fl afo
-.Op Fl n Ar number
-.Op Ar file ...
-.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Strings
-displays the sequences of printable characters in each of the specified
-files, or in the standard input, by default.
-By default, a sequence must be at least four characters in length
-before being displayed.
-.Pp
-The options are as follows:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds
-.It Fl a
-By default,
-.Nm strings
-only searches the text and data segments of object files.
-The
-.Fl a
-option causes
-.Nm strings
-to search the entire object file.
-.It Fl f
-Each string is preceded by the name of the file
-in which it was found.
-.It Fl n
-Specifies the minimum number of characters in a sequence to be
-.Ar number ,
-instead of four.
-.It Fl o
-Each string is preceded by its decimal offset in the
-file.
-.El
-.Pp
-.Nm Strings
-is useful for identifying random binaries, among other things.
-.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr hexdump 1
-.Sh BUGS
-The algorithm for identifying strings is extremely primitive.
-In particular, machine code instructions on certain architectures
-can resemble sequences of ASCII bytes, which
-will fool the algorithm.
-.Sh COMPATIBILITY
-Historic implementations of
-.Nm
-only search the initialized data portion of the object file.
-This was reasonable as strings were normally stored there.
-Given new compiler technology which installs strings in the
-text portion of the object file, the default behavior was
-changed.
-.Sh HISTORY
-The
-.Nm
-command appeared in
-.Bx 3.0 .