


strings(1)            GNU Development Tools            strings(1)


NNAAMMEE
       strings  -  print  the  strings of printable characters in
       files


SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ssttrriinnggss
              [--aa|--|----aallll] [--ff|----pprriinntt--ffiillee--nnaammee] [--oo] [----hheellpp]
              [--vv|----vveerrssiioonn] [--nn
              _m_i_n_-_l_e_n|_-_m_i_n_-_l_e_n|----bbyytteess==_m_i_n_-_l_e_n] [--tt
              _{_o_,_x_,_d_}[----ttaarrggeett==_b_f_d_n_a_m_e] |----rraaddiixx==_{_o_,_x_,_d_}] _f_i_l_e

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       For  each  _f_i_l_e  given,  GNU  ssttrriinnggss prints the printable
       character sequences that are at least  4  characters  long
       (or  the number given with the options below) and are fol-
       lowed by a NUL or newline character.  By default, it  only
       prints  the  strings from the initialized data sections of
       object files; for other types  of  files,  it  prints  the
       strings from the whole file.


       ssttrriinnggss  is  mainly useful for determining the contents of
       non-text files.


OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       The long and short forms of options, shown here as  alter-
       natives, are equivalent.


       --aa

       ----aallll

       --      Do  not  scan  only the initialized data section of
              object files; scan the whole files.


       --ff

       ----pprriinntt--ffiillee--nnaammee
              Print the name of the file before each string.


       ----hheellpp Print a summary of the options to  ssttrriinnggss  on  the
              standard output and exit.


       --vv

       ----vveerrssiioonn
              Print the version number of ssttrriinnggss on the standard
              output and exit.



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strings(1)            GNU Development Tools            strings(1)


       --nn _m_i_n_-_l_e_n
              --_m_i_n_-_l_e_n

       --bbyytteess==_m_i_n_-_l_e_n
              Print sequences of characters  that  are  at  least
              _m_i_n_-_l_e_n  characters long, instead of the default 4.


       --tt {o,x,d}

       ----rraaddiixx=={o,x,d}
              Print  the  offset  within  the  file  before  each
              string.   The  single  character argument specifies
              the radix of  the  offset--octal,  hexadecimal,  or
              decimal.


       ----ttaarrggeett==_b_f_d_n_a_m_e
               Specify an object code format other than your sys-
              tem's default format.  See oobbjjdduummpp(11), for informa-
              tion on listing available formats.


       --oo     Like --tt oo.




SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       `bbiinnuuttiillss' entry in iinnffoo; _T_h_e _G_N_U _B_i_n_a_r_y _U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s, Roland
       H. Pesch (October 1991); aarr(11),  nnmm(11),  oobbjjdduummpp(11),  rraann--
       lliibb(11).



CCOOPPYYIINNGG
       Copyright (c) 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

       Permission  is  granted  to  make  and distribute verbatim
       copies of this manual provided the  copyright  notice  and
       this permission notice are preserved on all copies.

       Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified ver-
       sions of this manual under  the  conditions  for  verbatim
       copying,  provided  that the entire resulting derived work
       is distributed under the  terms  of  a  permission  notice
       identical to this one.

       Permission  is granted to copy and distribute translations
       of this manual into another language, under the above con-
       ditions for modified versions, except that this permission
       notice may be included in  translations  approved  by  the
       Free  Software  Foundation  instead of in the original En-
       glish.



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