STRINGS(1,C) AIX Commands Reference STRINGS(1,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- strings PURPOSE Finds the printable strings in an object or other binary file. SYNTAX +------+ +------+ +-----------+ +------------+ strings ---| |---| |---| |---| |---| +- -a -+ +- -o -+ +- -number -+ +--- file ---+ ^ | +--------+ DESCRIPTION The strings command looks for strings in the specified binary files. It is useful for identifying random object files. To avoid unpredictable results, run strings on the same locale where the binary file on which you are running strings was compiled. If no file is specified, standard input is read. A string is any sequence of four or more printable characters ending with a new-line or a null character. Unless the -a flag is given, strings looks only in the initialized data space of object files. FLAGS -a Specifies that the entire object file is to be searched, rather than just the initialized data space. -o Precedes each string with its decimal offset from the beginning of the file. -number Specifies the minimum string length. The default is 4. RELATED INFORMATION See the following command: "od." Processed November 8, 1990 STRINGS(1,C) 1