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That's because you need to know the format to know how to interpret it. Otherwise the best you can really do is use a hex editor. Or are you suggesting a tool
by wtetzner 6y ago
That's because you need to know the format to know how to interpret it. Otherwise the best you can really do is use a hex editor.
Or are you suggesting a tool that lets you easily specify the binary format? I'm pretty sure there are some that exist.
- andrewmcwatters 6y agoNot really. But you can, for example, guess at it. Lets say I have a struct I'm looking for, and I know it has a UTF-8 string and a length, presumably an unsigned int. Using a hex editor alone to visualize blocks of those structs is painful. Enough that it's not pleasant to do. I can do it but, man in 2021, I really want a tool to help visualize that for me. I can provide the app hints at what I'm looking for so it doesn't have to attempt to coalesce bytes into various data types. Some apps actually do this! But none of them very well or in an attractive way.