---
name: "cbor2comment"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "node-cbor"
version: "8.1.0+dfsg+~cs5.2.1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cbor2comment"
---

# cbor2comment(1)

convert CBOR wire protocol to commented version

## NAME

**cbor2comment** - convert CBOR wire protocol to commented version

## SYNOPSIS

```
cbor2comment test.cbor > test.txt
```

## DESCRIPTION

**cbor2comment** creates a commented version of an input bytestream.  For\
 example, if the input contained the two bytes (in hex) **61 61**, the output\
 would be:

```
  61                -- String, length: 1
    61              -- "a"
0x6161
```

## OPTIONS

**-**: read from stdin instead of a file.  This is the default.

**-t NUM, --tabsize NUM**: the number of 2-space tab indents to move the '--' to the right.\
 Eventually, this will be replaced with an algorithm that takes two passes\
 over the input.

**-x \[string\]**: read the input from the hex-encoded string on the command line

**-V, --version**: print the node-cbor version and exit

**-h, --help**: print some help text and exit

## TODO

- •

  **cbor2comment** is not built for execution speed or reuse.

- •

  Make 2 passes over the input.

- •

  Move the summary hex output to the beginning.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  *node-cbor* ⟨https://github.com/hildjj/node-cbor⟩

- •

  *RFC 8949* ⟨https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8949.html⟩