.CD "strings \(en print all the strings in a binary file"
.SX "strings\fR [\fB\(en\fR] [\fB\(eno\fR]\fR [\fB\(en\fIn\fR] \fIfile ..."
.FL "\(en" "search whole file, not just data seg"
.FL "\(eno" "Print octal offset of each string"
.FL "\(en\fIn" "\fIn\fR is minimum length string (default = 4)"
.EX "strings \(en5 a.out" "Print the strings > 4 chars in \fIa.out\fR"
.EX "strings \(en /bin/sh" "Search entire shell file (text and data)"
.PP
\fIStrings\fR looks for sequences of ASCII characters followed by a zero 
byte.
These are usually strings.  This program is typically used to help identify
unknown binary programs



.SP 1.5