Adds an option to the strings program to specify a separator between the emitted pieces of text.

	* strings.c: Add -s/--output-separator option to specify custom
	separator string.
	* NEWS: Mention the new feature.
	* doc/binutils.text (strings): Document the new command line
	option.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 8a2a652..d993664 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -2790,6 +2790,7 @@ strings [@option{-afovV}] [@option{-}@var{min-len}]
         [@option{-}] [@option{--all}] [@option{--print-file-name}]
         [@option{-T} @var{bfdname}] [@option{--target=}@var{bfdname}]
         [@option{-w}] [@option{--include-all-whitespace}]
+        [@option{-s}] [@option{--output-separator}@var{sep_string}]
         [@option{--help}] [@option{--version}] @var{file}@dots{}
 @c man end
 @end smallexample
@@ -2894,6 +2895,13 @@ By default tab and space characters are included in the strings that
 are displayed, but other whitespace characters, such a newlines and
 carriage returns, are not.  The @option{-w} option changes this so
 that all whitespace characters are considered to be part of a string.
+
+@item -s
+@itemx --output-separator
+By default, output strings are delimited by a new-line. This option
+allows you to supply any string to be used as the output record
+separator.  Useful with --include-all-whitespace where strings
+may contain new-lines internally.
 @end table
 
 @c man end