Questions tagged [binary-file]
Questions about editing non-text files.
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Problem re-installing
I tried to clean up my neovim (lazyvim distri) configuration by deleting all files in the next folders:
1.~/.config/nvim
2.~/.local/state/nvim
2.~/.local/share/nvim
For reinstalling I used the command ...
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Adding new line characters after a specific amount of bytes
I'd like to add new line characters after every specific number of bytes in binary mode.
I tried this script but the repetition count depends on the number of characters not bytes. Like when there is ...
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How to enter linefeed in binary mode?
Trying to find a linefeed within a binary file using vim -b, but any attempt at entering that byte value (e.g. control-v control-j, control-v 010, control-v u000a) turns into a NUL (^@) instead.
I've ...
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Command (e.g. `g++`) does not point to the same binary when run from the terminal or from (neo)vim
I have NVIM v0.4.3 on macOS Mojave version 10.14.6
I have different version of g++ compilers on my machine and made the following alias in my .zshrc file:
alias g++="/usr/local/bin/g++-9"
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hex mode crashes after saving file
I have a a.out file from "hello world" in c:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main(){
printf("hello world\n");
}
Which I can see in hexdump (file a.out) ...
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Vim hex editor with xxd not working as intended
I'm trying to use Vim as a hex editor.
I am using the %!xxd / %!xxd -r method, and it worked fine until I tried a some bytes that didn't work as expected :
00000000: 1337 6161 6161 6161 6161 6161 6161 ...
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How to list content of nested jars
Suppose, I have a .jar file a.jar, which I can view via vim a.jar, giving a list of the content like:
a1.txt
a2.txt
b.jar
I can press enter and load the content of each file; however, for .jars ...
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Why does Vi change the size of my .bin file?
I have a .bin file which has a size of 8192. If I open the file in Vi, then use :wq without making any changes, the file size becomes 8193. What's happening? It's a HEX file if that makes any ...
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Hide binary portion in mixed text-binary file
I have a self-extracting "archive" generated by Makeself tool, which is essentially a shell script with a large binary blob in inside. What I want is to view only text part of the file, while hiding ...
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Why is `%!xxd -r` result wrong while `xxd -r` from console with the same input works correctly?
I have the following file named asterix:
0000000: 15 00 1f c1 13 31 49 80 02 64 01 08 42 48 ef 28
0000010: 2d cd 0c 02 00 07 f1 e9 1b 04 63 30 c7 08 20
When I open this file in vim, I ...
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How to open *.dia files as *.gz files?
vim proj.dia gives binary data.
If renamed, vim opens it by unzipping:
$ mv proj.dia proj.dia.gz
$ vim proj.dia.gz
How to make the .dia act the same as .gz?
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How to edit a readonly zip file?
I tried to edit a zip file and change its content using the following commands
:set modifiable
:%s/xxA/..\//g
:x!
But it returned the following error
W10: Warning: Changing a readonly file
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How to force Vim to open given file as another filetype? (e.g. .txt.gz?)
Problem:
I have .glabels generated files, which are gzipped xml. When I rename file to have suffix .xml.gz, then VIM properly recognizes file and it's editable, human readable xml. After edit I have ...
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Where is xxd in Windows gvim?
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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How do I perform a replacement on all files in a zip archive?
I have openend a zip archive with vim (zip.vim v27) and now want to replace a string in all files contained in the archive.
I'm aware that I could manually open all files in buffers and then do bufdo ...
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How to get the current byte offset in whole file
I saw that you could display the current byte offset in the statusline using %o, but I found no function or command which does the same. Is there a way of getting the current byte offset ...
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Go to X bytes from here
How can I move X bytes forward, starting from the current cursor location (including line breaks)?
[count]go could be used to move forward X bytes from the start of the buffer. I tried Shift + V, G, [...
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How to make Vim to uncompress archive formats?
In here it's suggested that Vim can do automatic uncompression of gzip/zip files (including other formats) and it's something built-in.
How do I open compressed file then?
Sample scenario:
curl https:/...
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How to check if file is binary?
Is there any way to determine within Vim that the file which I'm editing is either in text or binary format?
For example:
vim http://example.com/
vs:
vim http://cdn.sstatic.net/vi/img/apple-touch-...
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Jumping to a byte offset, and displaying position as byte offset
How can I move the cursor to the nth byte in the buffer?
How can I display the current cursor position in the ruler in terms of the byte offset, rather than lines and columns? (Follow-up question: ...
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How can I use Vim as a hex editor? [duplicate]
Is there a neat way I can view binary files as hex in Vim, and save it back to binary from the hex?
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How to tell Vim not to try to unzip a file?
I'm trying to open an .xlsx file in Vim, but got an error saying:
***error*** (zip#Browse) unzip not available on your system
I know it's a binary file, but I want to do some checksums and probably ...
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How to edit binary files with Vim?
Is there a way to edit binary files in some kind of hexadecimal mode?
For example if I have some binary data shown by xxd or hexdump -C like this:
$ hexdump -C a.bin | head -n 5
00000000 cf fa ed ...
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