hexeditor(1)

Usage

hexeditor [-8abdfgqrv] [filename]

Overview

Hexeditor is an editor to edit binary (or any) files or disks. The Display consists of the current offset from 0 (the first byte), the next sixteen bytes (aligned by bytes or 32-bit words), and its ASCII or EBCDIC text representation.

Options

-h, --help: Display help

-8, --highbit: Display 8-bit text

-a, --alltext: Display all text regardless that you know better

-b, --buffer: Buffer the entire file into memory. Faster, and enables insert and delete.

-d, --disk: File editing is a disk. OpenBSD and Linux only.

-f, --force: Force editing of a disk. Need this option to enable writing to disks.

-q, --quiet: Quiet Mode; Turn off all beeping.

-r, --readonly: Do not allow modifying the file

-v, --version: Display version number

Commands and keys

`^A`	Insert byte
`Insert`	Insert byte
`^D`	Delete byte
`Delete`	Delete byte
`^E`	viEw as text dump
`^F`	Page down
`^V`	Page down
`Page Down`	Page down
`^B`	Page Up
`^Y`	Page Up
`Alt-V`	Page Up
`Page Up`	Page Up
`Tab`	Switch from hex to text representation
`^I`	Switch from hex to text representation
`^T`	goTo offset
`^G`	Get help
`^L`	Redraw screen
`^C`	Quit without saving
`^O`	Save
`^X`	Save and Quit
`^W`	Search (text/hex)
`^N`	find Next
`^U`	Undo
`^R`	ASCII <=> EBCDIC
`^P`	Switch Spacings
`^+`	Binary Calculator

Releases

13 releases since Debian 2.2 (Potato); the text changed 2 times.