.TH STRINGS 1
.SH NAME
strings \- print all the strings in a binary file
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBstrings\fR [\fB\-\fR] [\fB\-o\fR]\fR [\fB\-\fIn\fR] \fIfile ...\fR
.br
.de FL
.TP
\\fB\\$1\\fR
\\$2
..
.de EX
.TP 20
\\fB\\$1\\fR
# \\$2
..
.SH OPTIONS
.FL "\-" "search whole file, not just data seg"
.FL "\-o" "Print octal offset of each string"
.FL "\-\fIn" "\fIn\fR is minimum length string (default = 4)"
.SH EXAMPLES
.EX "strings \-5 a.out" "Print the strings > 4 chars in \fIa.out\fR"
.EX "strings \- /bin/sh" "Search entire shell file (text and data)"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fIStrings\fR looks for sequences of ASCII characters followed by a zero 
byte.
These are usually strings.  This program is typically used to help identify
unknown binary programs