hexyl
modern hex viewer for the terminal
TLDR
View file in hex
$ hexyl [file]
Show specific length$ hexyl -n [100] [file]
Skip bytes$ hexyl --skip [50] [file]
Show in plain style$ hexyl --plain [file]
Read from stdin$ cat [file] | hexyl
No character panel$ hexyl --no-characters [file]
SYNOPSIS
hexyl [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
hexyl is a modern hex viewer for the terminal. It displays file contents with colored output distinguishing different byte types.
The tool uses colors to highlight ASCII, non-ASCII, null bytes, and whitespace. It provides a clean, readable hex dump with offset and character views.
PARAMETERS
FILE
File to display.-n, --length N
Number of bytes to read.-s, --skip N
Skip first N bytes.--color WHEN
Color output (auto/always/never).-p, --plain
Plain output (no styling).--no-characters
Hide character panel.-b, --border STYLE
Border style.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Requires color terminal. Large files may be slow. Written in Rust.
HISTORY
hexyl was created as a modern, colorful alternative to traditional hex dump tools like xxd and hexdump.