tailhex(1)

📦 in nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, opensuse-leap 16.0

💖 tailhex 💖

okay bestie, this is tailhex from the hxtools manual, and she's here to dump hex and follow tails, no cap 🦋✨

🌸 Name 🌸

tailhex — hex dumper with tail-following support 💅

✨ Syntax ✨

tailhex [-Qaf] [-B bytes] [-e start] file

🎀 Description 🎀

okay so lowkey it's about the same as od -x — and yes, tailhex was written before the author was aware of hexdump -C, iconic origin story tbh 😭 — but with 64-bit support, readable printout and tail following. it's giving useful, fr fr 💖

💅 Options 💅

  • -B bytes — Buffer and window width. that's the buffer and window width, bestie 🎀
  • -Q — Use 64-bit pos numbers beginning from 0. 64-bit pos numbers starting at zero, periodt ✨
  • -a — Approximate position start. approximate position start, yep 🦋
  • -e start — Exact position start at. exact position start at, literally 💜
  • -f — Retry at EOF (tail follow mode). retry at EOF, aka tail follow mode 🔥

🫶 See also 🫶

  • hxtools(7) — go hang out with the rest of the hxtools crew 🌈
final vibe check: this page is from hxtools, dated 2008-02-06, for tailhex(1). slay, bye bestie! 💖👑
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