How to check binary files in VI editor?


 
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Old 01-14-2010
How to check binary files in VI editor?

Hi,

i have a file that contain both text and binary inside the file..

i want to see the binary part.. how can i check that ?
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Old 01-14-2010
use 'hd' to create a hexadecimal representation of the file. There are binary file editors, like 'bison', that you can use to modify the file
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Old 01-14-2010
Or od ( I tend to use "od -bc <filename>" ).
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