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— | vi_as_hex_editor [26.02.2015 17:04] (current) – created Pascal Suter | ||
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+ | ====== VI as hex editor ====== | ||
+ | if you just need to look into a binary file and are not happy with the ASCII version of it, try vi's hex mode. | ||
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+ | open your file in vi and then enter this command to enable the hex edit mode: | ||
+ | :%!xxd | ||
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+ | to get back to normal ascii mode use this command: | ||
+ | :%!xxd -r | ||
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