hexfile

hexfile is a simple interactive command line hex dumper for Windows, Linux, DOS.

Usage

hexfile [-i <first index>] <file>

The file can be scrolled through using Up, Down, Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys. Esc will exit the program.

Running the program without giving the file prints usage and license information.

Options

  • -i Starts the displayed file index from the given index. Defaults to 0. The value is expected in decimal format. For binary, octal or hexadecimal. Use prefix &B, &O or &H respectively.”

Download

Stand alone executables and source code are available in GitHub. Windows versions can be installed with Scoop:

scoop bucket add jlaasonen https://github.com/jlaasonen/scoop-bucket
scoop install hexfile

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Jussi Laasonen

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Dependencies on third-party libraries

hexfile is linked against FreeBASIC runtime library and various system/support libraries depending on the platform. See FreeBASIC readme for more information.