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   Arno Welzel to All   
   Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portab   
   06 Feb 25 20:21:14   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: usenet@arnowelzel.de   
      
   Carlos E.R., 2025-02-05 14:35:   
      
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   > 44 Editing Binary Files ¶   
   >   
   > There is a special major mode for editing binary files: Hexl mode. To   
   > use it, use M-x hexl-find-file instead of C-x C-f to visit the file.   
   > This command converts the file’s contents to hexadecimal and lets you   
   > edit the translation. When you save the file, it is converted   
   > automatically back to binary.   
      
   As I said - you still edit *text*. There is just an automatic conversion   
   from binary to *text* and then back to binary. But the editor itself   
   still works on *text*.   
      
      
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