=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/strings/Attic/strings.1,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- src/usr.bin/strings/Attic/strings.1 1996/06/26 05:39:30 1.2 +++ src/usr.bin/strings/Attic/strings.1 1998/09/27 16:57:54 1.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: strings.1,v 1.2 1996/06/26 05:39:30 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: strings.1,v 1.3 1998/09/27 16:57:54 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: strings.1,v 1.4 1994/12/10 11:54:28 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ .Op Fl t Ar radix .Op Ar file ... .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Strings +.Nm strings displays the sequences of printable characters in each of the specified files, or in the standard input, by default. By default, a sequence must be at least four characters in length @@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ .It Fl f Each string is preceded by the name of the file in which it was found. -.It Fl n +.It Fl n Ar number Specifies the minimum number of characters in a sequence to be .Ar number , instead of four. .It Fl o Each string is preceded by its octal offset in the file. -.It Fl t +.It Fl t Ar radix Each string is preceded by its offset in the file. The first character of .Ar radix determines the radix of the offset: @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ for hexadecimal. .El .Pp -.Nm Strings +.Nm strings is useful for identifying random binaries, among other things. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr hexdump 1 ,