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

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Problem

How to use the xxd command: Create a hexadecimal representation (hexdump) from a binary file, or vice-versa. See also: hexyl, od, hexdump. More information: <https://manned.org/xxd>.

Solution

xxd — Create a hexadecimal representation (hexdump) from a binary file, or vice-versa. See also: hexyl, od, hexdump. More information: <https://manned.org/xxd>.

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}}

Code Snippets

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}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/xxd

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