---
name: "hexcat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hexcat"
version: "0.0.3.2+nmu1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hexcat"
---

# hexcat(1)

HEX dumping utility

## NAME

hexcat - HEX dumping utility

## SYNOPSIS

**hexcat** \[*FILE*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**hexcat** display FILE(s) or standard input in hexadecimal format to standard output.

The output consists of 6 columns. The first column contains the address of the row (in bytes). Columns 2 to 5 contain the characters in the row represented as hexadecimal bytes. The last column contains the bytes as printable characters. If a character is not printable it is replaced by a dot.

## AUTHOR

Written by Abraham vd Merwe \<abz@blio.com\>