jadhusan24/python-hex-dump

Hex converter or known as hexdump

Altering-File-To-Hex

HexDump Using Python!
A hex dump is a hexadecimal view of computer data, from RAM or from a computer file or storage device. Looking at a hex dump of data is usually done in the context of either debugging or reverse engineering. In a hex dump, each byte is represented as a two-digit hexadecimal number.

xxd in linux?

The xxd command in Linux lets you create a hexdump or even do the reverse

Usage

I have tested this program using imagefile(hex.PNG) and a textfile(test.txt). With WSL 2 Kali Linux on my Windows Machine.

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W I N D O W S

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• open command prompt
• navigate to file path
• type the following command

python hex_dump.py <test.txt>
python hex_dump.py <test.jpg>

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L I N U X

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• open terminal
• navigate to file path
• type the following command

python3 hex_dump.py <test.txt>
python3 hex_dump.py <test.jpg>

RESULT

Exceptions