[Bug binutils/28632] New: 'strings --help' talks about zero-terminated strings

[g.brandl at gmx dot net]

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28632

            Bug ID: 28632
           Summary: 'strings --help' talks about zero-terminated strings
           Product: binutils
           Version: 2.37
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: binutils
          Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
          Reporter: g.brandl at gmx dot net
  Target Milestone: ---

The --help output of strings (version 2.37) says:

  -n --bytes=[number]       Locate & print any NUL-terminated sequence of at
  -<number>                   least [number] characters (default 4).

However, the info-page states correctly:

   For each FILE given, GNU 'strings' prints the printable character
   sequences that are at least 4 characters long (or the number given with
   the options below) and are followed by an unprintable character.

(and later)

   '-MIN-LEN'
   '-n MIN-LEN'
   '--bytes=MIN-LEN'
        Print sequences of characters that are at least MIN-LEN characters
        long, instead of the default 4.

which does not imply NUL termination, and I also don't see NUL termination
being a requirement for 'strings' recognizing strings.


PS: in the comment at the top of strings.c, even another version can be found:

   --bytes=min-len
   -n min-len
   -min-len Print graphic char sequences, MIN-LEN or more bytes long,
        that are followed by a NUL or a newline.  Default is 4.

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