strings

Show printable strings within any type of file

Usage: strings options [list-of-files]

Standard Input: Used only if no list-of-files is given

Standard Output: Used to display results

SEE ALSO

For more information, see page 218

Useful options:

-n LEN means set minimum LEN printable sequence to report.

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