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This article will explain in detail about the use of linux strings command in object files or binary files to find printable strings, Xiaobian think quite practical, so share with you as a reference, I hope you can read this article after harvest.

The strings command finds printable strings in an object file or binary file. A string is any sequence of 4 or more printable characters ending with a newline or null character. The strings command is useful for identifying random object files.

Syntax format: strings [parameters]

Common parameters:

-a scans the entire file instead of just the target file initialization and loading segments-f displays the file name before the string-t outputs the position of the character, based on octal, decimal or hexadecimal

Reference Example

List all ASCII text in ls:

[root@linuxcool ~]# strings /bin/ls

List all ASCII text in ls:

[root@linuxcool ~]# cat /bin/ls strings

Find strings containing libc in ls, case insensitive:

[root@linuxcool ~]# strings /bin/ls | grep -i libc

Show file name before string:

[root@linuxcool ~]# strings -f /bin/ls | grep libc

Position of output characters:

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