Hex editor
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A hex editor is an application to allow viewing and editing of binary files, as opposed to text files.
Note
If binary data gets improperly output to the terminal, it can sometimes "garble" the display, see this section of the terminal emulator article for help.
If binary data gets improperly output to the terminal, it can sometimes "garble" the display, see this section of the terminal emulator article for help.
Available software
This is just a partial selection of hex editors available in Gentoo, see app-editors for more options.
| Name | Package | Description |
|---|---|---|
| curses-hexedit | app-editors/curses-hexedit | Full screen curses hex editor (with insert/delete support). |
| dhex | app-editors/dhex | Ncurses-based hex-editor with diff mode. |
| ghex | app-editors/ghex | A GTK-based hexadecimal editor. |
| hexcurse | app-editors/hexcurse | Ncurses based hex editor. |
| hexedit | app-editors/hexedit | View and edit files in hex or ASCII. |
| hyx | app-editors/hyx | Minimalistic console hex editor with vim-like controls. |
| imhex | app-editors/imhex | Fancy hex editor with custom pattern language, diffing, editing, ... in GURU repo |
| okteta | app-editors/okteta | Hex editor by KDE. |
| qhexedit2 | app-editors/qhexedit2 | Hex editor library, Qt application written in C++ with Python bindings. |
| shed | app-editors/shed | Simple Hex EDitor. |
| wxhexeditor | app-editors/wxhexeditor | A cross-platform hex editor designed specially for large files. |
| xxd | app-editors/vim | A console-based text editor supplied with Vim. Also available as a separate package, dev-util/xxd, from the GURU ebuild repository. |
See also
- Pager — a tool for displaying the contents of files or other output on the terminal, in a user friendly way, across several screens if needed.
- Text editor — a program to create and edit text files.