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Free Open Source:

Swiss File Knife

a command line
multi function tool.

remove tabs
list dir sizes
find text
filter lines
find in path
collect text
instant ftp or
http server
file transfer
send text
patch text
patch binary
run own cmd
convert crlf
dup file find
md5 lists
fromto clip
hexdump
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list latest
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save typing
trace http
echo colors
head & tail
dep. listing
find classes
speed shell
zip search
zip dir list

Depeche View
Source Research
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windows GUI
automation

command line
file encryption

free external tools,
zero install effort,
usb stick compliant:

zip and unzip
diff and merge
reformat xml
reformat source

cpp sources

log tracing
mem tracing
hexdump
using printf

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stat. java array
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view all text
as you type
surf over text
find by click
quick copy
multi view
find nearby
fullscreen
bookmarks
find by path
expressions
location jump
skip accents
clip match
filter lines
edit text
highlight
load filter
hotkey list
receive text
send in C++
send in Java
smooth scroll
touch scroll
fly wxWidgets
fly over Qt
search Java

extract strings from binary files with sfk strings for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Raspberry Pi.
  • Download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
  • Open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
  • OS X : type mv sfk-mac-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
  • Linux: type mv sfk-linux-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk. OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.
sfk strings [-wrapbin=n] filename

extract strings from a binary file. resulting text lines are split
at column 80 by default, which can be changed by -wrapbin or -wrap.

options
  -allchars   extract all printable characters, like accents or
              non latin characters. default is to extract only
              latin characters of the lower ASCII code range.

see also
  sfk hexfind  search strings in files with hexdump output.
  dview        the text file browser Depeche View can also
     load binary files and display extracted text contents.
     For example, dview foo.exe will show strings from a single
     file, and dview -allbin mydir loads all text and binary
     files from folder mydir. type "sfk view" for more.

examples
   sfk strings test.exe +filter -+VersionInfo
 
sfk strings [-wrapbin=n] filename

extract strings from a binary file. 
resulting text lines are split at column
80 by default, which can be changed by
-wrapbin or -wrap.

options
  -allchars   extract all printable 
              characters, like accents or
              non latin characters. default
              is to extract only latin
              characters of the lower ASCII
              code range.

see also
  sfk hexfind  search strings in files 
               with hexdump output.
  dview        the text file browser 
                 Depeche View can also
     load binary files and display 
     extracted text contents. For example,
     dview foo.exe will show strings from
     a single file, and dview -allbin
     mydir loads all text and binary files
     from folder mydir. type "sfk view" for
     more.

examples sfk strings test.exe +filter -+VersionInfo

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sfk is a free open-source tool, running instantly without installation efforts. no DLL's, no registry changes - just get sfk.exe from the zip package and use it (binaries for windows, linux and mac are included).

 

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