diff --git a/bin/strings/Makefile b/bin/strings/Makefile
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+strings.a: strings.c
+   compile strings.c keep=strings
+
+strings: strings.a
+   link strings 2/direct256 keep=strings
diff --git a/bin/strings/strings.1 b/bin/strings/strings.1
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+.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
+.\"	This product includes software developed by the University of
+.\"	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\"    without specific prior written permission.
+.\"
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\"     @(#)strings.1	6.11 (Berkeley) 5/9/91
+.\"
+.Dd May 9, 1991
+.Dt STRINGS 1
+.Os BSD 3
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm strings
+.Nd find printable strings in a file
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm strings
+.Op Fl afo
+.Op Fl n Ar number
+.Op Ar file ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Strings
+displays the sequences of printable characters in each of the specified
+files, or in the standard input, by default.
+By default, a sequence must be at least four characters in length
+before being displayed.
+.Pp
+The options are as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl a
+By default,
+.Nm strings
+only searches the text and data segments of object files.
+The
+.Fl a
+option causes
+.Nm strings
+to search the entire object file.
+.It Fl f
+Each string is preceded by the name of the file
+in which it was found.
+.It Fl n
+Specifies the minimum number of characters in a sequence to be
+.Ar number ,
+instead of four.
+.It Fl o
+Each string is preceded by its decimal offset in the
+file.
+.El
+.Pp
+.Nm Strings
+is useful for identifying random binaries, among other things.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr hexdump 1
+.Sh BUGS
+The algorithm for identifying strings is extremely primitive.
+In particular, machine code instructions on certain architectures
+can resemble sequences of ASCII bytes, which
+will fool the algorithm.
+.Sh COMPATIBILITY
+Historic implementations of
+.Nm
+only search the initialized data portion of the object file.
+This was reasonable as strings were normally stored there.
+Given new compiler technology which installs strings in the 
+text portion of the object file, the default behavior was
+changed.
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.Bx 3.0 .
diff --git a/bin/strings/strings.1G b/bin/strings/strings.1G
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/strings/strings.1G
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+.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
+.\"	This product includes software developed by the University of
+.\"	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\"    without specific prior written permission.
+.\"
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\"     @(#)strings.1	6.11 (Berkeley) 5/9/91
+.\"
+.TH STRINGS 1 "9 May 1991" GNO "Commands and Applications"
+.SH NAME
+.BR strings
+\- find printable strings in a file
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.BR strings
+.RB [ -afo ]
+.RB [ -n
+.IR number ]
+.RI [ "file ..." ]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.BR Strings
+displays the sequences of printable characters in each of the specified
+files, or in the standard input, by default.
+By default, a sequence must be at least four characters in length
+before being displayed.
+.LP
+.BR Strings
+is useful for identifying random binaries, among other things.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.IP \fB-a\fR
+By default,
+.BR strings
+only searches the text and data segments of object files. The
+.BR \-a
+option causes
+.BR strings
+to search the entire object file.
+.IP \fB-f\fR
+Each string is preceded by the name of the file in which it was found.
+.IP \fB-n\fR
+Specifies the minimum number of characters in a sequence to be
+.BR number ,
+instead of four.
+.IP \fB-o\fR
+Each string is preceded by its decimal offset in the
+file.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR hexdump (1)
+.SH BUGS
+The algorithm for identifying strings is extremely primitive.
+In particular, machine code instructions on certain architectures
+can resemble sequences of ASCII bytes, which
+will fool the algorithm.
+.SH COMPATIBILITY
+Historic implementations of
+.BR strings
+only search the initialized data portion of the object file.
+This was reasonable as strings were normally stored there.
+Given new compiler technology which installs strings in the 
+text portion of the object file, the default behavior was
+changed.
+.SH HISTORY
+The
+.BR strings
+command appeared in 3.0 BSD.
diff --git a/bin/strings/strings.c b/bin/strings/strings.c
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+++ b/bin/strings/strings.c
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+#pragma stacksize 1024
+
+#include <types.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+const long bufSize = 512l;
+int all;
+
+int myprint(char c)
+{
+    if (all) {
+        if (isprint(c) || (c==9)) return 1;
+    } else {
+        if ( ((c>64) && (c<91)) || ((c>96) && (c<123)) || ((c>47) && (c<58))
+           || (c==32) || (c==9) ) return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+main(int argc,char **argv)
+{
+FILE *duh;
+int concur,c,errflg = 0,size,pos;
+int inRow = 4,keepOff = FALSE;
+unsigned char *buffer,*string;
+unsigned long stringSize = 256l,offSet;
+extern char *optarg;
+extern int optind;
+extern int getopt(int,char **,char*);
+
+/*  optarg = NULL; optind = 0; */ /* this makes getopt restartable */
+    all = FALSE;
+
+    while ((c = getopt(argc,argv, "c:na")) != EOF) {
+        switch (c) {
+            case 'c' :
+                inRow = atoi(optarg);
+                break;
+            case 'n' :
+                keepOff = TRUE;
+                break;
+            case 'a' :
+                all = TRUE;
+                break;
+            default : errflg++;
+        }
+    }
+    if (errflg) {
+        fprintf(stderr,"usage: strings [-a] [-c #chars] [-n] files...\n");
+        exit(2);
+    }
+    if (inRow < 4) inRow = 4;
+    printf("optind: %d argc: %d\n",optind,argc);
+    argv += optind;
+    buffer = (unsigned char *)malloc(bufSize);
+    string = (unsigned char *)malloc(stringSize);
+    if (optind == argc) {
+        duh = stdin;
+        goto action;
+    }
+    for (;optind<argc;optind++) {
+        if ((duh = fopen(*argv,"rb")) == NULL) {
+            fprintf(stderr,"error opening %s\n",*argv);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        argv++;
+action: concur = 0;
+        offSet = 0l;
+        while (!feof(duh)) {
+            size = fread(buffer,sizeof(unsigned char),bufSize,duh);
+            for (pos = 0;pos < size;pos++,offSet++) {
+                if (myprint(c=toascii(buffer[pos]))) {
+                    string[concur] = c;
+                    if (concur++ > stringSize) {
+                        stringSize += 256l;
+                        if ((string = realloc(string,stringSize)) == NULL)
+                           exit(2);
+                    }
+                } else if ((isspace(c) || !c) && (concur >= inRow)) {
+                    string[concur] = 0;
+                    if (keepOff) printf("%6.6lX : ",offSet);
+                    printf("%s\n",string);
+                    concur = 0;
+                } else {
+                    concur = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        fclose(duh);
+    }
+    free(buffer);
+    free(string);
+    exit(0);
+}