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C function to dump memory
void hexDump(char *desc, void *addr, int len)
{
int i;
unsigned char buff[17];
unsigned char *pc = (unsigned char*)addr;
// Output description if given.
if (desc != NULL)
printf ("%s:\n", desc);
// Process every byte in the data.
for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
// Multiple of 16 means new line (with line offset).
if ((i % 16) == 0) {
// Just don't print ASCII for the zeroth line.
if (i != 0)
printf(" %s\n", buff);
// Output the offset.
printf(" %04x ", i);
}
// Now the hex code for the specific character.
printf(" %02x", pc[i]);
// And store a printable ASCII character for later.
if ((pc[i] < 0x20) || (pc[i] > 0x7e)) {
buff[i % 16] = '.';
} else {
buff[i % 16] = pc[i];
}
buff[(i % 16) + 1] = '\0';
}
// Pad out last line if not exactly 16 characters.
while ((i % 16) != 0) {
printf(" ");
i++;
}
// And print the final ASCII bit.
printf(" %s\n", buff);
}
Copyright 2018 Dominik Liebler
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Thank you for the function.

Output sample :

DESC:
  0000  33 38 33 31 33 32 33 33 33 31 34 35 33 31 33 35  3831323331453135
  0010  33 31 33 39 34 36 33 30 32 30 32 30 32 30 32 30  3139463020202020
  0020  32 30 32 30 32 30 32 30                          20202020

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