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Delete data from the middle of a binary file with hexl-mode
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Mar 15, 20267614 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have a fairly large binary file (a few tens of MB) and would like to remove a few KB somewhere in the middle, it's sandwiched data not the beginning nor the end. Ideally I'd like to use emacs and hexl-mode seems a likely candidate. Is it possible to delete one line from hexl buffer? Ctrl-k does n…
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Fix for: Delete data from the middle of a binary file with hexl-mode
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Hexl mode does not allow you to delete characters. This answer from stack overflow suggests a workaround: overwrite the characters you want to delete with another character (say "X"), switch out of hexl mode, find the characters and delete them ther…
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