The od command
The Unix od command provides
- a method for examining the contents of binary files
- the ability to choose a format for interpreting data
Usage: od Format File
Dumps the contents of File in the specified Format
- format
-c ... treat each byte as an ASCII character
- format
-x ... treat each 2-byte as a hexadecimal number
- format
-d ... treat each 2-byte as a decimal integer
See man od for many more options (e.g. N-byte rather than 2-byte)
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