Export Hex Values to Txt File? (Messing withg HxD)


  1. Posts : 402
    Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
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    Export Hex Values to Txt File? (Messing withg HxD)


    So i got bored and decided to futz around with HxD, and found out that if i had two files of the same format, and opened both in a hex editor like HxD, i could copy all the Hex values from one and overwrite the other, and save over it, turning it into a copy of the original file. Yeah i know its a dumb roundabout way of not using the default windows copy/paste feature, but like i said, i was bored, sue me (but dont pls, im a broke mofo)

    anyways, i got a question: is it possible to export ALL of the hex values of a given file opened in HxD (or any other equivalent hex editor) to a text file, or is that just not possible?
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  2. Posts : 776
    Windows 7
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    There's many tools for exporting a file to readable hex bytes, written in text format.

    Several reasons for having hex editors:
    1. Make visible any non-printable characters in files (like control characters or UTF-8/16 sequences in another language).

    2. Show the offset location of specific bytes, for when you intend to modify their values. The exact locations and starting byte values are important in these cases, so you make the right mods.

    Converting a raw file to formatted text output, and back to a raw file is inefficient. The output is greatly expanded because there's an offset (byte position) listed on the left margin, and generally extra spaces padded to make it easier for humans to read. None of this is required for the computer's benefit. Most programs treat data as one long sequence of hex bytes.

    HxD makes exporting the byte view easy with File / Export.
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