The hexer utility is a multi-buffer editor for binary files for Unix-like systems that displays its buffer(s) as a hex dump. The user interface is kept similar to vi/ex.
It can’t (and shouldn’t) be used for editing block devices, because it tries to load the whole file into a buffer.
All POSIX-compatible environments should be supported.
hexer is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Multi buffers.
- Multi level undo
- Command line editing with completion,
- Binary regular expressions.
- The user interface is kept similar to vi, so if you know how to use vi, you’ll get started easily.
Website: devel.ringlet.net/editors/hexer
Support: GitLab Code Repository
Developer: Peter Pentchev (original developer was Sascha Demetrio)
License: Open source
hexer is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Console-Based Hex Editors | |
|---|---|
| hexyl | Colored command-line hex viewer |
| DHEX | ncurses-based hex editor with diff mode |
| hexedit | View and edit hexadecimal files |
| hyx | Minimalistic hex editor |
| hexer | Multi-buffer editor for binary files |
| hx | Hex editor using plain C and POSIX libs |
| Hextazy | Colorful hexadecimal editor |
| hexhog | Configurable hex viewer and editor |
| fileobj | ncurses based hex editor |
| HexMe | Written in C++ that uses the Curses library |
| hexcurse-ng | Written in C |
| ddhx | Simple multi-platform modal text UI hex editor |
| bvi | Based on the vi text editor |
| XVI | Hex editor using ncurses |
| Hexit | Minimalistic hex editor |
Read our verdict in the software roundup.
| Alternatives to hexdump | |
|---|---|
| hexyl | Colored command-line hex viewer |
| DHEX | ncurses-based hex editor with diff mode |
| hexedit | View and edit hexadecimal files |
| hyx | Minimalistic but powerful hex editor |
| hexer | Multi-buffer editor for binary files |
| xxd | Make a hexdump or do the reverse |
| hx | Hex editor using plain C and POSIX libs |
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