Command: strings - print all the strings in a binary file Syntax: strings [-] [-o] [-n] file ... Flags: - search whole file, not just data seg -o Print octal offset of each string -n n is minimum length string (default = 4) Examples: strings -5 a.out # Print the strings > 4 chars in a.out strings - /bin/sh # Search entire shell file (text and data) Strings 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