Patching a file with dz6

by merces 4 months ago

GNU/Linux • • bash 290 views

In this demo, I’m using dz6 to patch a file. As it uses Vim keybindings, things move fast. :)

Here’s what happens:

Open a file with dz6.
Press s to list strings.
Navigate to an interesting string and press Enter to follow it in the hex dump.
Add a comment to the offset with ;
Press r to enter REPLACE mode, then Tab to edit in ASCII.
Type the new string and press Enter.
Finally, press :x to save and quit.

After opening the file for the second time, I press Alt+n to list names/comments and follow the steps above from 3) onwards to change the string back.

The demo was recorded with dz6 v0.5.1.

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