0.7.0	Sep 23, 2024

MIT license

81KB
1.5K SLoC

Hextazy

A coloful hexadecimal editor, inspired by hexyl.

Illustration with all possible bytes

Build

git clone https://github.com/0xfalafel/hextazy.git
cd hextazy
cargo build

You can also install via cargo:

git clone https://github.com/0xfalafel/hextazy.git
cargo install --path ./hextazy

If you don't have cargo installed. There are installation instructions here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/getting-started/installation.html.

You can install from the AUR using an AUR helper like so:

paru -S hextazy

hextazy take the file to edit as an argument.

Usage: hextazy [file]

hextazy ./test/all_bytes.bin

You can edit the file directly. Use Tab to switch between the Hexdecimal and Ascii editors.

Once you're done, press q or Ctrl + C to exit.

Key Combination	Action
`Ctrl + Q`	Exit the app.
`Ctrl + C`	Exit the app without saving.
`q`	Exit the app (in hex editor mode).
`Tab`	Switch between ascii and hexadecimal editor mode.
`Ctrl + J`	Switch between Insert and Overwrite mode.
`Ctrl + Z`	Undo the last write.
`Ctrl + S`	Save your changes.
`Del`	Delete the following byte in Insert mode.
`:`	Open the command bar.
`Esc`	Close the command bar.
`/`	Open the search bar.

Key Combination	Action
`Ctrl + →`	Jump 4 bytes to the right.
`Ctrl + ←`	Jump 4 bytes to the left.
`Ctrl + Y`	Redo, cancel the last undo.
`Ctrl + U`	Undo all changes.
`Backspace`	Move left / Undo the modification of the previous byte.

Key Combination	Action
`/4142`	Search the hex value `0x4142`, and the ascii string `"4142"`.
`n`	Go to the next search result.
`Shift + n`	Go to the previous search result.
`:s/abc`	Search the string `"acb"`.
`:x/4142`	Search the hex value `0x4142`.
`:xi/4142`	Search the hex value in reverse order: `0x4241`.

The command bar is opened with : in the hexadecimal editor mode.

~10–20MB
~286K SLoC