Return to strings.1 CVS log

Up to [Research Unix] / researchv10dc / man / man1

Annotation of researchv10dc/man/man1/strings.1, revision 1.1.1.1

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.

This archive runs on limited infrastructure. Preserving old code on modern bandwidth. Automated agents are requested to crawl responsibly.