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Old 12th March 2005, 12:04 AM
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Displaying text in binary files

Hey guys I need help. I need to know how to display the text in binary files,,, and its not, less or cat. I can't remember what the command is. Thank you for any and all information given.
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Old 12th March 2005, 12:50 AM
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If you are trying to list objects in libraries, the command is "nm".

If you are trying to find which file contains certain text, then "grep"

If you just want arbitrary text from any binary file it is "strings"....
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