# Binary editor

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-editor/111010>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 1, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-editor/111010 "2007-08-01T22:50:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-editor/111010/1 "2007-08-01T22:50:08Z")

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Hi all,

Just wonder which binary editor is most used by the Rubists.

Thanks,

Li

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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-editor/111010/2 "2007-08-01T23:24:29Z")

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Le mercredi 01 août 2007 22:50, Li Chen a écrit :

> Hi all,
> 
> Just wonder which binary editor is most used by the Rubists.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Li

Hi,

If you use emacs, there is the hexl-mode for editing binary files. M-x  
hexl-mode on your file.  
See [http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/emacs/emacs\_464.html](http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/emacs/emacs_464.html) for allowed  
commands.

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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-editor/111010/3 "2007-08-01T23:31:30Z")

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On 8/1/07, Li Chen [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Just wonder which binary editor is most used by the Rubists.

Hi,

On windows I really like xvi32:

> **[Freeware Hex Editor XVI32](http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvi32.htm)**
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> Freeware Hex Editor XVI32

hth,  
-Harold

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**Author:** ![alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-editor/111010/4 "2007-08-02T15:29:08Z")

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> > > sender: “Li Chen” date: “Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 05:50:15AM +0900” \<\<\<EOQ  
> > > Hi all,
> 
> Just wonder which binary editor is most used by the Rubists.  
> Biew ([biew.sf.net](http://biew.sf.net)) on Linux. Hiew, ages ago when I was using Windows.

Cheers,  
Alex