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How do I visualize a binary file?
binocle is a graphical tool to visualize binary data. It colorizes bytes according to different rules and renders them as pixels in a rectangular grid. This allows users to identify interesting parts in large files and to reveal image-like regions.
What is binary visualization?
It shows a simple visualization of the whole file. You can slide the 2 bars to select a (continuous) part of the file. Only the selected part of the file is visualized in the main part of the window. You can add additional minimaps if you want to zoom in a specific part of the file.
How to compare two binary files?
Use the command cmp to check if two files are the same byte by byte. The command cmp does not list differences like the diff command. However it is handy for a fast check of whether two files are the same or not (especially useful for binary data files).
