xxd
Create a hexadecimal representation (hexdump) from a binary file, or vice-versa. More information: <https://manned.org/xxd>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/xxd.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install xxd - Ubuntu
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apt-get install xxd - Arch Linux
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pacman -S xxd - Kali Linux
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apt-get install xxd - CentOS
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yum install xxd - Fedora
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dnf install vim-common-2 - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install xxd - Raspbian
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apt-get install xxd - Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/xxd
Create a hexadecimal representation (hexdump) from a binary file, or vice-versa. More information: <https://manned.org/xxd>.
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Generate a hexdump from a binary file and display the output:
xxd input_file -
Generate a hexdump from a binary file and save it as a text file:
xxd input_file output_file -
Display a more compact output, replacing consecutive zeros (if any) with a star:
xxd -a input_file -
Display the output with 10 columns of one octet (byte) each:
xxd -c 10 input_file -
Display output only up to a length of 32 bytes:
xxd -l 32 input_file -
Display the output in plain mode, without any gaps between the columns:
xxd -p input_file -
Revert a plaintext hexdump back into binary, and save it as a binary file:
xxd -r -p input_file output_file
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