Is there a strings command for utf-8?

Question

The linux strings command searches for ASCII strings in a binary file. Are there any command line tools for displaying UTF-8 strings in a binary file?

Answer 1

The strings command supports the --encoding option. Check the man page .

But, however, I was unable to extract the UTF-8 strings using any possible parameter value. Currently looking for their mailing list. I will update it if I find additional help

Update: strings --encoding=S should work for UTF8! See comment @ 12431234123412341234123.