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==Example==

Using ''strings'' to print sequences of characters that are at least 8 characters long (this command prints the system's [[BIOS]] information; should be run as root):

The following command searches the system's [[BIOS]] for strings that are at 8 characters long:

dd if=/dev/mem bs=1k skip=768 count=256 2>[[/dev/null]] | strings -n 8 | [[less (Unix)|less]]

dd if=/dev/mem bs=1k skip=768 count=256 2>[[/dev/null]] | strings -n 8 | [[less (Unix)|less]]

==See also==