PicoCTF - strings it

Download strings file and type the following command in the terminal.

strings strings | grep picoCTF

If you want to learn more about strings type the following command.

man strings

So, in a sense the strings command prints printable strings in a binary or object file. The second part of the command | grep picoCTF just searches through the file and prints the string that contains picoCTF.

Nice, you’ve got the flag!