Re: [dev] Re: a suckless hex editor

From: pancake <pancake_AT_youterm.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:50:05 +0100

Neither vi, vim or xxd are suckless.

Anyone has tried ired/vired?



> On 14 Nov 2015, at 06:15, Random832 <random832_AT_fastmail.com> wrote:
>
> Greg Reagle <greg.reagle_AT_umbc.edu> writes:
>> I agree that it is a "poor man's" hex editor. I am having fun with it, even if
>> it is a toy. I don't have the desire to write a sophisticated hex editor
>> (besides they already exist).
>>
>> I like that the small shell script can turn any editor into a hex editor. BTW,
>> if od is replaced with hexdump -C or xxd or GNU od -tx1z, then the ascii will
>> be in the dump too.
>
> It being in the dump isn't really "enough" - in a real hex editor, you
> can make changes on the ASCII side and expect them to be reflected in
> the hex side (and ultimately the binary file), whereas using xxd [etc]
> means the ASCII side is static and is ignored when read back in.
>
> This does have its place, though... It's basically an editor-portable
> version of the recipe that vim provides for using xxd to "edit" binary
> files. Which is itself a compelling enough use case for xxd to be
> included with vim in the first place (as far as I know xxd has no other
> vim-related purpose). But it's not a hex editor.
>
>
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