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Chapter 3: Linux Commands

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od

od [options] [files]

od --traditional [file] [[+]offset [[+]label]]

Dump the specified files to standard output. The default is to

dump in octal format, but other formats can be specified. With

multiple files, concatenate them in the specified order. If no files

are specified or file is -, read from standard input. With the second

form, using the --traditional option, only one file can be specified.

Options

For the following options, see the later “Arguments” section for an

explanation of the arguments bytes, size, and type. If no options are

specified, the default is -Ao-td2-w16.

-a Print as named characters. Same as -ta.

-A radix, --address-radix=radix

Specify the radix (base) for the file offsets printed at the begin-

ning of each output line. The possible values are:

d Decimal.

n None; do not print an offset.

o Octal; the default.

x Hexadecimal.

-b Print as octal bytes. Same as -toC.

-c Print as ASCII characters or backslash escapes. Same as -tc.

-d Print as unsigned decimal shorts. Same as -tu2.

-f Print as floating-point. Same as -tfF.

-h Print as hexadecimal shorts. Same as -tx2.

--help

Display a usage message and exit.

-i Print as decimal shorts. Same as -td2.

-j bytes, --skip-bytes=bytes

Skip the specified number of input bytes before starting.

-l Print as ...