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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):

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

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==See also==