Does it exist? Is it Linux only? Do I have to install it?
According to this, it's :!xxd to convert the file to hex, and it's :!xxd -r to convert it back again.
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It is distributed with Vim (as xxd.exe), along with diff.exe.
So it exists and should work on Windows. You don't need to install anything separately, as it is already bundled with Vim (at least in the versions available from vim.org).
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Hey you're right, but it doesn't come up when I'm in there...maybe it's my home directory...or maybe I need to run it directly from that path.– leeand00Commented Aug 10, 2016 at 20:16
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Okay so I tried it like this
:!C:\Progra~2\vim\vim73\xxd.exeand it just opens a window and sits there.– leeand00Commented Aug 10, 2016 at 20:25 -
1@leeand00 That is normal. It is waiting for an
EOFcharacter (Ctrl + c). Once you type that, it will stop running. Commented Aug 10, 2016 at 21:16 -
1@leeand00 that is strange, it works without specifying the full path. You should try installing a newer version of Vim and/or start it without the .vimrc and any plugins (manually renaming them or with
vim -u NONE -U NONE -N -i NONE).– mMontuCommented Aug 11, 2016 at 10:58
:!xxdworks for me on Windows. I've not installed anything special that I know of.