- The standard tools for patching source code are `diff` and `patch`. See also `diffstat` for summary statistics of a diff. Note `diff -r` works for entire directories. Use `diff -r tree1 tree2 | diffstat` for a summary of changes.
- For binary files, use `hd` for simple hex dumps and `bvi` for binary editing.
- For binary files, use `hd`, `hexdump` or `xxd` for simple hex dumps and `bvi` or `biew` for binary editing.
- Also for binary files, `strings` (plus `grep`, etc.) lets you find bits of text.
@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ A few examples of piecing together commands:
- `pv`: monitor the progress of data through a pipe
- `hd` and `bvi`: dump or edit binary files
- `hd`, `hexdump`, `xxd`, `biew` and `bvi`: dump or edit binary files
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