OD(1) SysV OD(1)
NAME
od - octal dump
SYNOPSIS
od [ -bcdosx ] [ file ] [ [ + ] offset [ . ][ b ] ]
DESCRIPTION
Od dumps file in one or more selected formats. If none of the options
below are specified, file is interpreted in octal by default.
The file argument specifies which file is to be dumped. If no file
argument is specified, the standard input is used.
The offset argument specifies the offset in the file where dumping is to
commence. This argument is normally interpreted as octal bytes. If a
period (.) is appended, the offset is interpreted in decimal. If b is
appended, the offset is interpreted in blocks of 512 bytes. If the file
argument is omitted, the offset argument must be preceded by a plus sign
(+).
Dumping continues until end-of-file.
OPTIONS
-b Interpret bytes in octal.
-c Interpret bytes in ASCII. Certain nongraphic characters appear
as C escapes: null=\0, backspace=\b, formfeed=\f, newline=\n,
return=\r, tab=\t; others appear as three-digit octal numbers.
-d Interpret words in unsigned decimal.
-o Interpret words in octal.
-s Interpret 16-bit words in signed decimal.
-x Interpret words in hexadecimal.