hexdump

Hex dump

low risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain
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What it does

Displays files in hex and ASCII. See the flags and examples below, and run `man hexdump` for the full reference.

Common flags
FlagMeaning
-CCanonical hex+ASCII
Examples
hexdump -C file | headHex view · explain & risk-check →
Related
xxd od
Open the full explainer →More in Text Processing

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man hexdump for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.