Packages and Binaries:
ncurses-hexedit
Edit files/disks in hex, ASCII and EBCDIC
Hexedit is a file editor which allows editing and viewing a file in
hexadecimal, along with its ASCII or EBCDIC text equivalent. Standard
editing features include insert, delete, search (text or byte searches),
highlighted changes, undo, two different viewing formats, and full
screen text snapshots. Allows editing of fixed disks as well. Includes
a binary/octal/decimal/hex converter.
Installed size: 130 KB
How to install: sudo apt install ncurses-hexedit
Dependencies:
- libc6
- libncurses6
- libtinfo6
hexeditor
Full screen curses Hex editor
root@kali:~# hexeditor -h
[N]Curses Hexedit 0.9.7 by Adam Rogoyski <[email protected]>
Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Adam Rogoyski
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Usage: hexeditor [options] [file]
Options:
-h, --help Print this message and exit.
-8, --highbit Print high order 8-bit text.
-a, --alltext Print all text characters.
-b, --buffer Buffer the entire file in memory.
Much faster and enables insert/delete.
-d, --disk Edit a fixed disk, i.e. /dev/hda (Read-only)
-f, --force Force editing of disk.
Needed to write to disks.
-n, --nocolor Force Gray scale, no colors.
-q, --quiet Quiet Mode, No annoying beeping
-r, --readonly Do no modifying of the file.
-v, --version Print the version number and exit.
Updated on: 2025-Dec-09