strings - extract strings
strings [-afo] [-n length] [-t {d|o|x}] [file ...]
strings
prints strings gleaned from the given files (or from standard input.) By
default strings of less than 4 characters are ignored. A string is
considered to be any sequence of graphical ASCII characters (plus space and
tab).
Options:
-f Print the file name with each string.
-n length Set the minimum length of strings to print; 4 by default.
-o Print each string with the octal offset in the file. (Same as -to).
-t {d|o|x} Print each string with the offset in the file; specify decimal, octal or hexadecimal respectively.
The -a option is included for compatibility with older versions but does nothing.
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