strings

Find printable strings in an object file or binary.

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• Print all strings in a binary:

strings {file}

• Limit results to strings at least *length* characters long:

strings -n {length} {file}

• Prefix each result with its offset within the file:

strings -t d {file}

• Prefix each result with its offset within the file in hexadecimal:

strings -t x {file}

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