Strings displays ascii strings contained in the named input files. The input files may be either ordinary files or COFF object files. For ordinary files, the entire file is searched for strings. COFF files have only their .data sections searched unless the -a option is used which also searches any .text sections.
The strings extracted by strings are defined to be a sequence of at least 4 (by default) printable characters terminated by either a NULL or a NEWLINE. The -n # option changes the minimum number of characters. From 1 to BUFSIZ characters are possible.
The -o switch causes strings to prefix each output line with the octal offset within the file (which is probably not the COFF memory address).
Strings is copyright 1987 by Tom Reynolds. Permission is hereby granted to publish strings in source or object form as long as all copyright notices are retained. Object-only distributions are permitted only if the source is also freely available from the distributor. Any fee charged for such publication may consist only of a reasonable charge for any media used.
Tom Reynolds
Phoenix microsystems, inc.
991 Discovery Drive
Huntsville, AL 35806