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- Short: searches file for strings of printable ASCII
- Type: util/cli
- Uploader: br103@city.ac.uk (Nick Ridley)
- Author: zerkle@cs.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle)
-
- This program sifts through a file to find all strings of
- a given length (default six) of printable ASCII characters.
- It is useful for finding version numbers and such. Output
- is sent to standard output.
-
- HISTORY:
-
- I was sitting around and wanted to get the version string out of
- an XPR. I couldn't find a Unix-like "strings" program on my
- Amiga anywhere. So I wrote it.
-
- Seeing that it might be useful for the general community, I am
- releasing the source and executable. You are welcome to use it,
- include it in a commercial package (Compiler? Uucp? Operating
- system?), or whatever you want. Have fun.
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
- -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
- 7672 4280 44.2% 02-Mar-92 02:50:24 strings
- 1601 732 54.2% 02-Mar-92 02:50:14 strings.c
- 1574 853 45.8% 02-Mar-92 02:29:54 strings.doc
- -------- ------- ----- --------- --------
- 10847 5865 45.9% 25-Mar-94 18:24:22 3 files
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