https://github.com/kaadmy/hecks

An easy to use terminal-based hex editor written in Python.
https://github.com/kaadmy/hecks

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An easy to use terminal-based hex editor written in Python.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kaadmy/hecks
• Owner: kaadmy
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-10-11T23:39:35.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-10-14T03:17:26.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-01T10:24:28.261Z (2 months ago)
• Language: Python
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• Size: 42 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

        

> An easy to use terminal-based hex editor written in Python.

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**Warning!** This software is very much experimental and still has issues; use at your own risk.

# Usage

## Global key bindings

- Escape: Cancel any active prompts and go back to edit mode.

- Ctrl-C: Quit.

- Ctrl-L: Refresh screen.

## Editing (byte and ASCII)

Actions:

- Ctrl-E: Change endian.

- Ctrl-B: Change numerical base.

- Ctrl-S: Search.

- Ctrl-G: Goto byte.

- Ctrl-R: Reload file.

- Ctrl-W: Write file.

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Cursor/scrolling:

- Up/down/left/right: Move cursor.

- Pgup/pgdn: Previous/next page.

- Ctrl-L: Scroll cursor to center/top/bottom.

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Mode switching:

- Tab: Toggle between byte and ASCII editing.

- Insert: Toggle overwrite mode.

- Ctrl-Q: Capture next key press and insert as character.

- Ctrl-M: Modify current byte.

- Ctrl-N: Modify current byte in binary mode.

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Editing:

- Backspace: Delete (or zero) the byte before the cursor and move the cursor left.

- Delete: Delete (or zero) the byte under the cursor.

- Ctrl-K: Delete from cursor to end of file.

## Editing (byte)

- Any non-digit key: Reset any active numerical digits which have not yet been written.

## Search

- Ctrl-S: Find next match.

- Ctrl-R: Find previous match.

- Enter: Exit search mode.

# Known bugs/missing features

- Large files (30MB+) get pretty slow (just blame Python.)

- No undo/redo.

- No structure decoding.

# License

See file _LICENSE.txt_ for more information.