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1.1     ! root        1: .TH STRINGS 1 
        !             2: .CT 1 files
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: strings \- find printable strings in a file
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B strings
        !             7: [
        !             8: .I option ...
        !             9: ] [
        !            10: .I file ...
        !            11: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            12: .I Strings
        !            13: looks for and prints 
        !            14: .SM ASCII
        !            15: strings in 
        !            16: .I files.
        !            17: A string is a sequence of printing characters, tabs, or
        !            18: backspaces terminated by
        !            19: a newline or a null character.
        !            20: In object files, strings are normally
        !            21: looked for only in the text and data segments.
        !            22: The options are:
        !            23: .TP
        !            24: .B \-t
        !            25: Look for strings in the text segment of an object file.
        !            26: .TP
        !            27: .B \-d
        !            28: Look for strings in the data segment of an object file.
        !            29: .TP
        !            30: .B \-s
        !            31: Look for symbol strings in the symbol table of an object file.
        !            32: .TP
        !            33: .B \-a
        !            34: Look for strings throughout the file.
        !            35: .TP
        !            36: .B \-o
        !            37: Precede each string by its octal offset in the file.
        !            38: .TP
        !            39: \fB\-\fInumber\fR
        !            40: Ignore strings less than
        !            41: .I number
        !            42: characters long (excluding newlines).
        !            43: Default length is 4.
        !            44: .PP
        !            45: .I Strings
        !            46: is useful for identifying random object files and many other things.
        !            47: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            48: .IR gre (1),
        !            49: .IR xd (1)
        !            50: .SH BUGS
        !            51: Newlines are quietly inserted in very long strings.

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