od

Dump bytes in octal/other formats

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

Octal dump of files. See the flags and examples below, and run `man od` for the full reference.

Examples
od -An -tx1 file | headHex bytes · explain & risk-check →
Related
xxd hexdump
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Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man od for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.