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convert-binary-to-hex

Kiril Panayotov Blagoev

Date created: 2024-09-27

Dump hex code from a binary executable

$ od -A n -t x1 <binary-file>

Where:

  • The -A n flag is short for --address-radix=n, with n being short for "none". Without this part, the command would output an ugly numerical address prefix on the left side. This is useful for large dumps, but for a short string it is unnecessary.
  • The -t x1 flag is short for --format=x1, with the x being short for "hexadecimal" and the 1 meaning 1 byte.

Display hex and string from binary using xxd

$ xxd <binary-file>