kezzyhko/$strings_words.sh

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Using `strings` command to extract real words

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$strings_words.sh

strings $1 | grep -wFf <(grep -E '^.{4,}$' ~/words.txt)

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Description

This script will find strings in binary file. Strings will be with real english words that are at least 4 letters.

Commands

Command to download dictionary: curl https://users.cs.duke.edu/~ola/ap/linuxwords > ~/words.txt
Usage example: ./strings_words.sh binary_file.o

Links

Original answer: https://serverfault.com/a/463012/595012
Words list/dictionary: https://users.cs.duke.edu/~ola/ap/linuxwords

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