Apr 8, 2004 #1 hfaix MIS Nov 25, 2003 596 US Does anyone know if it's possible to vi "in hex". If so, how? I know of a few free tools to do this, but I don't want to install anything if I don't have to. Thanks,
Does anyone know if it's possible to vi "in hex". If so, how? I know of a few free tools to do this, but I don't want to install anything if I don't have to. Thanks,
Apr 8, 2004 #2 ericbrunson Technical User Jan 9, 2004 2,092 US You'd have to convert it external to vi, then reencode it. A perl one-liner would do it. If you have emacs installed (which every good un*x should) it has a built in 'hexl-mode' for it. Upvote 0 Downvote
You'd have to convert it external to vi, then reencode it. A perl one-liner would do it. If you have emacs installed (which every good un*x should) it has a built in 'hexl-mode' for it.