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Hex dump/restore binary file
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hex_dump_restore.sh
# cat, print file.bin's binary content
cat file.bin
# =>
# DUMP - convert binary content to hex string
xxd -p file.bin | tr -d '\n'
# => 48656c6c6f20576f726c640a
# RESTORE - convert hex string to binary content
echo 48656c6c6f20576f726c640a | xxd -r -p
# => Hello World
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