Can vi edit binary file in hex format?

[Alexander Haderer]

At 11:00 09.07.2003 +0100, Daniel Bye wrote:
>On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 06:15:36AM +0100, Supote Leelasupphakorn wrote:
> >    Is there option that enable standard vi (accompany wiht FreeBSD)
> > for editing binary file in hex format ?
>
>Don't know, but there are a handful of hex editors in ports.  Maybe one of
>them will fit?
>
>[danielby: /usr/ports]$ make search name=hex | grep "^Path:.*/editors"
>Path:   /usr/ports/editors/chexedit
>Path:   /usr/ports/editors/ghex
>Path:   /usr/ports/editors/ghex2
>Path:   /usr/ports/editors/hexcurse
>Path:   /usr/ports/editors/hexedit
>Path:   /usr/ports/editors/hexpert
>Path:   /usr/ports/editors/lfhex

One is missing: A vi-lookalike hex editor from the ports:

  /usr/ports/editors/bvi

Alexander

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