STRINGS ST-UNIX User's Manual STRINGS COMMAND strings - print strings in a (binary) file. FORMAT strings [ - ] [ -a ] [ -o ] [ -_n_u_m_b_e_r ] file ... DESCRIPTION _S_t_r_i_n_g_s looks for ascii strings in a binary file where a string is defined as any sequence of 4 or more printing characters ending in a newline or a null character. The number option is used to change the limit from 4 to the given number. Normally _s_t_r_i_n_g_s will only look in the data space of a binary file, the -a option causes the whole file to be searched. The -o option causes strings to be printed one per line with the octal offset of its position in the file preceding it. Printed 28/March/1988 30 March 1987 1