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Re: Hex edit tool wanted

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From: Jean-Francois Panisset
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 00:00
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Ives Aerts wrote:
> 
> I'm looking for a tool that can either:
> - show the content of a file in hex format (like od -x), and then
>   edit it
> - take edited output from od and turn it back into a binary file
> 
> I know there are plenty of tools that do that on PC but so far I
> haven't found any on Unix. Anybody who can give me some pointers?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> -Ives

Sort of the sledgehammer approach, but if you are already using
GNU emacs, check out "hexl-mode", which allows you to do hexadecimal
editing of an emacs buffer (after you have "hexlified" it).

JF

my name is jf PANISSET and i work AT a DISCREET DOT COMpany
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