Hex Dump Dialog

The Hex Dump dialog is available from the FAR file list popup menu (right-click the file list in the main window and select "View as Hex Dump"). It is also available from the Find and Replace prompt dialog.

The dialog allows you to view the contents of a file as a series of raw data bytes.

Data Display

The read-only viewer displays every data byte read from the file. Column 3 shows the bytes in ASCII character format (non-displayable chars are shown as a dot). Column 2 shows the file bytes as numbers. Column 1 shows the byte offset into the file where each row of bytes was read from. Column 1 and 2 bytes can be displayed in Hexadecimal, Decimal or Octal format (see the view menu). When you view a Unicode file Column 3 will also show the Unicode text in an additional column.

File Menu

• Open: Select a new file to view.
• Stay On Top: When checked this forces the dialog to be top most window.
• Exit: Close this dialog.

Edit Menu

• Copy: Copy the selected lines to the Windows clipboard.
• Select All: Select all lines in the window.

Tip: Use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click or Shift+KeyUp/Dn to select one or more lines.

View Menu

• Hex (Base 16): Display bytes in Hexadecimal format.
• Dec (Base 10): Display bytes in Decimal format.
• Oct (Base 8): Display bytes in Octal format.
• Show as ANSI Double Byte Format: This command is only available when viewing Unicode files. It converts the Wide characters into ANSI double-byte format for easier readability and to examine how FAR decodes wide character strings.

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