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PROGRAM:

NAME

vbindiff - hexadecimal file display and comparison

SYNOPSIS

vbindiff file1 [ file2 ]

DESCRIPTION

Visual Binary Diff (VBinDiff) displays files in hexadecimal and ASCII (or EBCDIC). It can
also display two files at once, and highlight the differences between them. Unlike diff,
it works well with large files (up to 4 GB).

Viewing files

Movement Keys
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Up Move one line (16 bytes) towards the beginning of the file
Down Move one line (16 bytes) towards the end of the file
Left Move one byte towards the beginning of the file
Right Move one byte towards the end of the file
PageUp Move one page towards the beginning of the file
PageDn Move one page towards the end of the file
Home Move to the beginning of the file
End Move to the end of the (shorter) file
F Search for a string or byte sequence
G Move to a specified file position

When displaying two files, both files move together. If bytes have been added or removed
in one of the files, you can adjust the comparison by moving just one of the files. To
move only the top file, press "T". To move only the bottom file, press "B". To return to
moving both files, press the same key again. (The window at the bottom of the screen will
indicate when you are moving only one file.)

Other Keys
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Enter Move to the next difference between the files
Space (same as Enter)
C Toggle between ASCII and EBCDIC display
E Edit currently displayed section of file
Esc Exit VBinDiff
Q Exit VBinDiff

The "Enter" key will advance to the next difference between the files (after those already
displayed on the screen). If there are no more differences, it moves to the end.

Line editor

The line editor is used to enter search strings and file positions. It uses the basic
Emacs-style editing keys.

Keys
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Ctrl-B, Left Move the cursor one character left
Ctrl-F, Right Move the cursor one character right
Ctrl-A, Home Move to the beginning of the line
Ctrl-E, End Move to the end of the line
Ctrl-P, Up Move up in input history
Ctrl-N, Down Move down in input history
Ctrl-H, Backspace Delete the character to the left
Ctrl-D, Delete Delete the character under the cursor
Ctrl-K Delete from cursor to end of line
Insert Toggle between insert & overstrike mode
Enter Finished entering text
Esc Abort the operation

Editing files

You can press "E" to edit the current file. When displaying two files, this edits the one
in the top window, unless you are in "move bottom" mode.

When editing, you can move the cursor around with the arrow keys. Use TAB to switch
between entering hexadecimal or ASCII (or EBCDIC) characters. Press the Esc key when you
are done. You will be given the choice to save or discard your changes then.

If you are displaying two files, you can use the Enter key to copy a byte from the other
file into the one you are editing.

You cannot scroll through the file while editing, although you can save your changes and
then move to a different part of the file. Also, you cannot insert or delete bytes, only
change them.

OPTIONS

-L, --license Display license information for vbindiff
-V, --version Display the version number
--help Display help information

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