STRINGS(1)                                             STRINGS(1)

     NAME
          strings - extract printable strings

     SYNOPSIS
          strings [ file ... ]

     DESCRIPTION
          Strings finds and prints strings containing 6 consecutive
          printable runes in a (typically) binary file.  If the file
          argument is omitted input is taken from standard input.
          Strings reports the decimal offset within the file at which
          the string starts and the text of the string. If the string
          is longer than 70 runes the line is terminated by three dots
          and the printing is resumed on the next line with the offset
          of the continuation line.

     SEE ALSO
          nm(1)

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