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Print a given binary file to text. Use for visualize display font ROM.
/*
* ============================================================================
* Print a given binary file to text.
* Use for visualize display font ROM.
* By Khralkatorrix <https://github.com/kytulendu>.
*
* This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
*
* Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
* distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
* binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
* means.
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*
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*
* ============================================================================
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
/* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7863499/conversion-of-char-to-binary-in-c */
void printbincharpad(char c)
{
for(int i = 7; i >= 0; --i)
{
putchar((c & (1 << i)) ? '#' : '.');
}
putchar('\n');
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
FILE *fptr;
char read;
int count = 0;
if((argc < 2) || (argc > 2)) {
printf("Usage: %s filename\n", argv[0]);
return 1;
}
fptr = fopen(argv[1],"rb");
if(fptr == NULL)
{
printf("Error reading file %s", argv[1]);
return 1;
}
printf("# 0 = .; 1 = #; bit order B7-B0\n");
while(1)
{
read = getc(fptr);
if(feof(fptr))
{
break;
}
printf("%04x : ", count);
printbincharpad(read);
count++;
}
fclose(fptr);
return 0;
}
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