bless
Bless is a command line tool that is used for maintaining and manipulating binary data files. It is commonly described as a hexadecimal editor or a hex viewer. With Bless, users can edit files at the binary level, which means they can modify, add, or delete data in a file byte by byte. Bless provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface, enabling users to navigate through the file easily and edit individual bytes. It supports various features such as searching for specific patterns, inserting and deleting bytes, and performing operations in both ASCII and hexadecimal modes. This tool is particularly useful for tasks like reverse engineering, debugging, and analyzing binary data structures. Bless also offers advanced functionalities like customizable templates, keyboard shortcuts, and multi-tabbed editing for managing complex binary files efficiently.
List of commands for bless:
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bless:tldr:4c188 bless: Set the system to NetBoot and broadcast for an available server.$ bless --netboot --server ${bsdp:--255-255-255-255}try on your machineexplain this command
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bless:tldr:74737 bless: Set a volume containing either Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X to be the active volume.$ bless --mount ${-Volumes-Mac OS} --setBoottry on your machineexplain this command
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bless:tldr:b2376 bless: Gather information about the currently selected volume (as determined by the firmware), suitable for piping to a program capable of parsing Property Lists.$ bless --info --plisttry on your machineexplain this command
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bless:tldr:eaf0c bless: Bless a volume with only Mac OS X or Darwin, and create the BootX and `boot.efi` files as needed.$ bless --folder ${-Volumes-Mac OS X-System-Library-CoreServices} --bootinfo --bootefitry on your machineexplain this command