Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/04/15/01:38:04
On 14 Apr 1996, Paul Derbyshire wrote:
> Use DUMPSTRS filename (or GO32 DUMPSTRS.COF filename) to run it. It will
> read the specified file, outputting to screen every string of five or more
> normal ASCII characters in a row. It will properly read past the ^Zs that
> trip up using "type" for this and goes around the binary chatter that
Anybody who needs a nifty utility should look in his djgpp/bin directory
first and read the docs for any program there that he/she doesn't know
its purpose offhand. The above is just another confirmation of this
great rule, because not only does such a program exist, it's part of
DJGPP! It's called STRINGS (not surprisingly) and comes with the bnu252
distribution. It handles everything Paul described, and has gobs of
additional features.
Why reinvent the wheel?
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