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.TH STRINGS 1
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.SH NAME
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strings \- extract printable strings
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B strings
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[
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.B -m
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.I min
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] [
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.I file ...
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Strings
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finds and prints strings containing
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.I min
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(default 6)
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or more
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consecutive printable
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.SM UTF\c
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-encoded characters
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in a (typically) binary file, default
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standard input.
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Printable characters are taken to be
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.SM ASCII
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characters from blank through tilde (hexadecimal 20 through 7E), inclusive,
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and
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all other characters above A0.
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Strings reports
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the decimal offset within the file at which the string starts and the text
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of the string.
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /sys/src/cmd/strings.c
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR nm (1)
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