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hexdiff - 'hexadecimal visual diff' for binary files

Authors

       Thierry Boudet aka tTh <tboudet@free.fr>

       This   manual   page   was   written  by Tanguy Herrmann <dolanor@evereska.org>, for the Ubuntu GNU/Linux
       system (but may be used by others).

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

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>

Website

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