https://github.com/kusumi/fileobj

Ncurses based hex editor with vi interface (upstream)
https://github.com/kusumi/fileobj

binary-editor editor hex-editor

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Ncurses based hex editor with vi interface (upstream)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kusumi/fileobj
• Owner: kusumi
• License: other
• Created: 2013-11-15T18:54:27.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-11T09:12:49.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-29T17:35:43.925Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: binary-editor, editor, hex-editor
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 2.41 MB
• Stars: 22
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES
  • License: COPYING

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# fileobj ([v0.8.6](https://github.com/kusumi/fileobj/releases/tag/v0.8.6))

## About

+ Ncurses based hex editor with vi interface.

![fileobj-linux](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kusumi/__misc/master/fileobj/v0.8.0/linux.png)

![fileobj-windows](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kusumi/__misc/master/fileobj/v0.8.0/windows.png)

## Supported platforms

+ Linux and other Unix-likes

+ Windows (experimental, feature limitations)

## Requirements

+ Python 3.2+

+ ncurses (curses Python module)

+ C compiler (not required on Windows)

## Install

+ Run the command below.

        $ sudo python3 -m pip install /path/to/repository

+ Or run the commands below (recent Python versions will warn as deprecated).

        $ cd /path/to/repository

        $ sudo python3 -m pip install setuptools

        $ sudo python3 ./setup.py install --force --record ./install.out

## Uninstall

+ Run the command below, or remove files listed in *install.out* from above.

        $ sudo python3 -m pip uninstall -y fileobj

## [Usage](doc/fileobj.1.txt)

+ *[paths]* are usually regular files or block devices. *[paths]* can be partially loaded via *offset* and/or *length* specification. Run *fileobj.py* on Windows.

        $ fileobj [options]... [paths]...

        $ fileobj [options]... [paths[@offset:length]]...

        $ fileobj [options]... [paths[@offset-(offset+length)]]...

+ Run with the following options to test appearance of ncurses.

        $ fileobj --test_screen

        $ fileobj --test_color

+ Run with the following option to test mouse actions on ncurses.

        $ fileobj --test_mouse

## [Notes](doc/README.notes.md)

## [Distributions](doc/README.distributions.md)

## [List of options](doc/README.list_of_options.md)

## [List of environment variables](doc/README.list_of_environment_variables.md)

## [List of commands](doc/README.list_of_commands.md)

## [Examples](doc/README.examples.md)