---
name: "hachoir-urwid"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hachoir"
version: "3.1.0+dfsg-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hachoir-urwid"
---

# hachoir-urwid(1)

interactive file explorer using urwid (ncurses)

## NAME

Hachoir - interactive file explorer using urwid (ncurses)

## DESCRIPTION

usage: hachoir-urwid \[options\] filename

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- Urwid:

  - Option of urwid explorer

  - **--preload**=*PRELOAD*

  Number of fields to preload at each read

- **--path**=*PATH*

  Initial path to focus on

- **--parser**=*PARSER*

  Use the specified parser (use its identifier)

- **--offset**=*OFFSET*

  Skip first bytes of input file

- **--parser-list**

  List all parsers then exit

- **--profiler**

  Run profiler

- **--profile-display**

  Force update of the screen beetween each event

- **--size**=*SIZE*

  Maximum size of bytes of input file

- **--hide-value**

  Don't display value

- **--hide-size**

  Don't display size

- **--version**

  Display version and exit

-

  Hachoir library:

-

  Configure Hachoir library

- **--verbose**

  Verbose mode

- **--log**=*LOG*

  Write log in a file

- **--quiet**

  Quiet mode (don't display warning)

- **--debug**

  Debug mode