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/usr/bin/eu-strings

Utilities and DSOs to handle ELF files and DWARF data

From elfutils 0.197-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running eu-strings --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: eu-strings [OPTION...] [FILE...]
Print the strings of printable characters in files.

 Output Selection:
  -a, --all                  Scan entire file, not only loaded sections
  -e, --encoding=SELECTOR    Select character size and endianness: s = 7-bit, S
                             = 8-bit, {b,l} = 16-bit, {B,L} = 32-bit
  -f, --print-file-name      Print name of the file before each string.
  -n, --bytes=MIN-LEN        Only NUL-terminated sequences of MIN-LEN
                             characters or more are printed
  -o                         Alias for --radix=o
  -t, --radix={o,d,x}        Print location of the string in base 8, 10, or 16
                             respectively.

 Miscellaneous:

  -?, --help                 Give this help list
      --usage                Give a short usage message
  -V, --version              Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.

Report bugs to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla.
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --allScan entire file, not only loaded sectionshelp
-e, --encoding SELECTORSelect character size and endianness: s = 7-bit, S = 8-bit, {b,l} = 16-bit, {B,L} = 32-bithelp
-f, --print-file-namePrint name of the file before each string.help
-n, --bytes MIN-LENOnly NUL-terminated sequences of MIN-LEN characters or more are printedhelp
-oAlias for --radix=ohelp
-t, --radix oPrint location of the string in base 8, 10, or 16 respectively.help
-?, --helpGive this help listhelp
--usageGive a short usage messagehelp
-V, --versionPrint program versionhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.