-------------------------- lfhex ------------------------------
lfhex -> large file hex editor
Motivation:
Provide a fast/easy to use hex editor for viewing/modifying files which are
too large to hold in system memory.
- Highlights
- - supports large offsets (files > 2Gig)
- small memory footprint. Opening a 2gig file should only use an additional
1.4megs.
- fast load times.
- fast save times.
- infinite undo/redo (as memory permits).
- conversion dialog (linked to selection).
- can byteswap data before conversion. - search capability. - scalable working area (resize is sane and can use as much screen as you give it). - runtime configurable editing mode (hex/octal/binary/ascii). - runtime configurable bytes per column. - binary comparison user interface (temporarily disabled in this version!):
- differences can be walked through byte by byte.
- offsets need not match between buffers. e.g: you can start the comparison from one cursor position in the first file and use a different cursor position in the second file.
- differences can be walked through block by block.
- blocks can be 1-16 bytes long and can be aligned with a 0-15 byte offset.
- Limitations
- - no insertion/truncate. - cannot search if file is modified. - "Save As" is as slow as file copy. - search times slow (on my Celeron 566 with 7.2k ide drive they take about 1sec/Meg and is almost 3x slower if progressbar pops up). - comparison mode is not allowed if either buffer has unsaved modifications.
- License
- This software is licensed under the GPL Version 2.
Usage notes:
- to invoke comparison mode, put "-c" on the command line:
% lfhex -c file1 file2
- you can enter multiple files on the command line.
Please let me know if you find this software useful (or if it is crap :) - Salem <eyekode@yahoo.com>