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authorNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2021-11-29 14:52:42 +0000
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2021-11-29 14:52:42 +0000
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Update description of string's -n option.
PR 28632 * strings.c (usage): Update desciption of -n option. * doc/binutils.texi: Likewise.
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@@ -3297,8 +3297,13 @@ Print a summary of the program usage on the standard output and exit.
@item -@var{min-len}
@itemx -n @var{min-len}
@itemx --bytes=@var{min-len}
-Print sequences of characters that are at least @var{min-len} characters
-long, instead of the default 4.
+Print sequences of displayable characters that are at least
+@var{min-len} characters long. If not specified a default minimum
+length of 4 is used. The distinction between displayable and
+non-displayable characters depends upon the setting of the
+@option{-e} and @option{-U} options. Sequences are always terminated
+at control characters such as new-line and carriage-return, but not
+the tab character.
@item -o
Like @samp{-t o}. Some other versions of @command{strings} have @option{-o}