xxd

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Create a hexadecimal representation (hexdump) from a binary file, or vice-versa. See also: `hexyl`, `od`, `hexdump`.

Options (5)

-aboolean

Display a more compact output, replacing consecutive zeros (if any) with a star

Example: xxd {{[-a|-autoskip]}} {{input_file}}

-cboolean

Display the output with 10 columns of one octet (byte) each

Example: xxd {{[-c|-cols]}} {{10}} {{input_file}}

-lboolean

Display output only up to a length of 32 bytes

Example: xxd {{[-l|-len]}} {{32}} {{input_file}}

-pboolean

Display the output in plain mode, without any gaps between the columns

Example: xxd {{[-p|-postscript]}} {{input_file}}

-rboolean

Revert a plaintext hexdump back into binary, and save it as a binary file

Example: xxd {{[-r|-revert]}} {{[-p|-postscript]}} {{input_file}} {{output_file}}

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|-autoskip] input_file

Display the output with 10 columns of one octet (byte) each

xxd [-c|-cols] 10 input_file

Display output only up to a length of 32 bytes

xxd [-l|-len] 32 input_file

Display the output in plain mode, without any gaps between the columns

xxd [-p|-postscript] input_file

Revert a plaintext hexdump back into binary, and save it as a binary file

xxd [-r|-revert] [-p|-postscript] input_file output_file