BEAV(1)

📦 version 1.40, in debian bookworm, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble

💖 BEAV(1) 💖

okay bestie, buckle up, we're talking about beav — your new binary file editor and viewer, all in one little icon. it lives in the General Commands Manual section and honestly? it's giving main character energy. 👑

✨ NAME ✨

beav — binary file editor and viewer

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

beav [file...]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this right here is a brief rundown of the absolute minimal set of commands you need to start using beav effectively. like, the starter pack. if you want the full lore, go read /usr/share/doc/beav/beav140.txt.gz. no cap. 📖✨

The file-visit command, Ctl-X Ctl-V, lets you read a file in for editing. You can also just read a file in straight from the command line, like this:

beav <edit_file>

Data is displayed in one or more windows. and these commands? they're how you navigate around those windows, iykyk:

  • move-back-char — Ctl-B — moves left ⬅️
  • move-back-line — Ctl-P — moves up ⬆️
  • move-forw-char — Ctl-F — moves right ➡️
  • move-forw-line — Ctl-N — moves down ⬇️
  • window-delete — Ctl-X 0 — delete window 🗑️
  • window-expand — Ctl-X 1 — expand window 🔍

The move-to-byte command, Ctl-X G, will prompt you for a byte position to move to. yes, byte position, we're being precise out here. 💅

These next commands will insert a zero byte at the cursor position, or delete the byte at that position:

  • insert-unit — Ctl-X I
  • delete-forw-unit — Esc D

The file-save command, Ctl-X Ctl-S, will save the data to the file if a change has been made. no changes, no save, that's just how she works. 💾

The help command, Esc ?, will display a list of all commands and their current key bindings. bestie's got your back with a cheat sheet. 🫶

The abort-cmd command, Ctl-G, will abort any command that is in operation. hit it when a command is doing the most and you need it to stop. 🛑

The quit-no-save command, Ctl-X Ctl-C, will exit beav.

⚠️ heads up: if there is any data that has not been saved, you will be warned. do not ignore the warning. we do not fumble the bag here. 💀

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • /usr/share/doc/beav/beav140.txt.gz

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

nope, nothing else listed here — this one's flying solo, and honestly? iconic behavior. ⭐

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖✨ this was the BEAV(1) page from the General Commands Manual, so go forth, edit those binaries, and remember: save your work before you Ctl-X Ctl-C. mwah! 💅🦋🌸

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