On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, John Griffiths wrote: > Hi, i need an automated way to get file information from pdf files > (sepcifically the metatags) > > on a bsd system we use "strings" in a script to get that information. > > on a potato r2 box with a base install and not a lot else what do i > need to install to be able to use "strings"? Apparently this. http://packages.debian.org/stable/devel/binutils-multiarch.html Mike