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strings -- Command Print all character strings from a file strings [-dopx] [-length] [file ... ] strings looks for ASCII strings in a binary file. A ``string'' is defined as any sequence of four or more printable characters. strings is useful for identifying unknown object files, or for looking at the messages printed by commands. You can also use it as a filter if file is not specified. strings recognizes the following command-line options: -d Precede each string by its offset in the file in decimal. -o Precede each string by its offset in the file in octal. -p Strip the parity bits of all characters in the string prior to comparison. -x Precede each string by its offset in the file in hexadecimal. Finally, the option -length forces strings to use length as the minimum length for a printable string. See Also commands, isprint, od