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hexyl:tldr:e6310
hexyl: Print the hexadecimal representation of the first n bytes of a file.
$ hexyl -n ${n} ${filename}
try on your machine
The command hexyl
is a tool used to display binary files in a hexadecimal format. When executed, it takes two arguments:
-
-n ${n}
: This argument specifies the number of bytes to be displayed.${n}
is a placeholder for the actual value ofn
. For example, if you want to display 16 bytes, you would replace${n}
with16
. -
${filename}
: This argument specifies the path or name of the file you want to view in hexadecimal format.${filename}
is a placeholder for the actual name of the file.
So, when you run the command hexyl -n ${n} ${filename}
, it will display the contents of the file specified by ${filename}
in hexadecimal format, showing ${n}
bytes.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.