hexdiff - 'hexadecimal visual diff' for binary files
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Bugs
If you resize your xterm windows hexdiff may become unstable for a few.
The end of file display may be broken if files are from differents sizes.
Config File
$HOME/.hexdiffrc
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 Thierry Boudet License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
TontonTh tools February 2009 HexDiff(1)
Description
hexdiff display an horizontally splitted hexadecimal view of the files compared.
The right column display the ASCII view of the files. A status bar on the bottom display the filename,
its size, and the current offset. The current view is marked with '**' on the left side of the view.
When moving the cursor into the file, differences will be displayed by 'inverting' colors.
Keyboard Commands
xq Exit the program.
ujU Move cursor up for 1 line, or 4, inside the 2 files.
dkD Move cursor down for 1 line, or 4, inside the 2 files.
<space> Move cursor for several lines. (Depends on the display size)
0<home> Move cursor at the beginning.
$ Move cursor to the end of the most little file of both.
g Move cursor to the offset input.
H Switch offset display between decimal and hexadecimal. (initial mode is settable)
i Display fstat for the current file selected.
I Display fstat for both filess.
A Open the (currently) experimental AsciiViewer. Maybe coredump with no request. <tab> switch as usual.
^O Open a new file into the main view. Q to cancel, <Enter> to validate, ? for help.
n Move cursor to next difference between files.
<tab> Switch the current view.
? Display the pop-up help view about the main commands.
Name
hexdiff - 'hexadecimal visual diff' for binary files
Options
-V display the program version.
-h|-? display the program help.
-X Help for debugging your ~/.hexdiffrc, or the rc file parser.
See Also
diff(1), cmp(1), /usr/share/doc/hexdiff/examples/hexdiff.rc
Synopsis
hexdiff [-V] [-h|-?] file1 file2
Thanks
This software is dedicated to the trollers kamarades from the HardStory team of CULTe, without whom
nothing would have been possible. <http://www.culte.org>
