strings
SafeExtract strings from binaries
strings <binary> | grep <word>
Pulls printable strings out of binaries — find versions, paths and error messages inside executables.
Examples
strings app.bin | grep -i versionFind the embedded version
Syntax
strings [-n len] <file>
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