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+++ b/runtime/doc/xxd.man
@@ -179,39 +179,42 @@ EXAMPLES
Print 3 lines (hex 0x30 bytes) from the end of file.
% xxd -s -0x30 file
+ Note: The results of the examples below are relevant to the xxd.1 man
+ page as of May 2024
+
Print 120 bytes as a continuous hex dump with 20 octets per line.
% xxd -l 120 -ps -c 20 xxd.1
- 2e54482058584420312022417567757374203139
- 39362220224d616e75616c207061676520666f72
- 20787864220a2e5c220a2e5c222032317374204d
- 617920313939360a2e5c22204d616e2070616765
- 20617574686f723a0a2e5c2220202020546f6e79
- 204e7567656e74203c746f6e79407363746e7567
+ 2e544820585844203120224d6179203230323422
+ 20224d616e75616c207061676520666f72207878
+ 64220a2e5c220a2e5c222032317374204d617920
+ 313939360a2e5c22204d616e2070616765206175
+ 74686f723a0a2e5c2220202020546f6e79204e75
+ 67656e74203c746f6e79407363746e7567656e2e
Hex dump the first 120 bytes of this man page with 12 octets per line.
% xxd -l 120 -c 12 xxd.1
- 0000000: 2e54 4820 5858 4420 3120 2241 .TH XXD 1 "A
- 000000c: 7567 7573 7420 3139 3936 2220 ugust 1996"
- 0000018: 224d 616e 7561 6c20 7061 6765 "Manual page
- 0000024: 2066 6f72 2078 7864 220a 2e5c for xxd"..\
- 0000030: 220a 2e5c 2220 3231 7374 204d "..\" 21st M
- 000003c: 6179 2031 3939 360a 2e5c 2220 ay 1996..\"
- 0000048: 4d61 6e20 7061 6765 2061 7574 Man page aut
- 0000054: 686f 723a 0a2e 5c22 2020 2020 hor:..\"
- 0000060: 546f 6e79 204e 7567 656e 7420 Tony Nugent
- 000006c: 3c74 6f6e 7940 7363 746e 7567 <tony@sctnug
+ 00000000: 2e54 4820 5858 4420 3120 224d .TH XXD 1 "M
+ 0000000c: 6179 2032 3032 3422 2022 4d61 ay 2024" "Ma
+ 00000018: 6e75 616c 2070 6167 6520 666f nual page fo
+ 00000024: 7220 7878 6422 0a2e 5c22 0a2e r xxd"..\"..
+ 00000030: 5c22 2032 3173 7420 4d61 7920 \" 21st May
+ 0000003c: 3139 3936 0a2e 5c22 204d 616e 1996..\" Man
+ 00000048: 2070 6167 6520 6175 7468 6f72 page author
+ 00000054: 3a0a 2e5c 2220 2020 2054 6f6e :..\" Ton
+ 00000060: 7920 4e75 6765 6e74 203c 746f y Nugent <to
+ 0000006c: 6e79 4073 6374 6e75 6765 6e2e ny@sctnugen.
Display just the date from the file xxd.1
- % xxd -s 0x36 -l 13 -c 13 xxd.1
- 0000036: 3231 7374 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 21st May 1996
+ % xxd -s 0x33 -l 13 -c 13 xxd.1
+ 00000033: 3231 7374 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 21st May 1996
Copy input_file to output_file and prepend 100 bytes of value 0x00.
% xxd input_file | xxd -r -s 100 > output_file
Patch the date in the file xxd.1
- % echo "0000037: 3574 68" | xxd -r - xxd.1
- % xxd -s 0x36 -l 13 -c 13 xxd.1
- 0000036: 3235 7468 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 25th May 1996
+ % echo "0000034: 3574 68" | xxd -r - xxd.1
+ % xxd -s 0x33 -l 13 -c 13 xxd.1
+ 00000033: 3235 7468 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 25th May 1996
Create a 65537 byte file with all bytes 0x00, except for the last one
which is 'A' (hex 0x41).
@@ -219,9 +222,9 @@ EXAMPLES
Hex dump this file with autoskip.
% xxd -a -c 12 file
- 0000000: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ............
+ 00000000: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ............
*
- 000fffc: 0000 0000 40 ....A
+ 0000fffc: 0000 0000 41 ....A
Create a 1 byte file containing a single 'A' character. The number af‐
ter '-r -s' adds to the line numbers found in the file; in effect, the
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ WARNINGS
own risk. Copy files. Trace it. Become a wizard.
VERSION
- This manual page documents xxd version 1.7
+ This manual page documents xxd version 1.7 from 2024-05.
AUTHOR
(c) 1990-1997 by Juergen Weigert
@@ -282,4 +285,4 @@ AUTHOR
<tony@sctnugen.ppp.gu.edu.au> <T.Nugent@sct.gu.edu.au>
Small changes by Bram Moolenaar. Edited by Juergen Weigert.
-Manual page for xxd August 1996 XXD(1)
+Manual page for xxd May 2024 XXD(1)