od(1)                                                       od(1)



NAME
     od - converts binary data to a displayable  form  in  octal,
     decimal, hexadecimal, or ASCII

SYNOPSIS
     od [-b] [-c] [-d] [-o] [-s] [-x] [file] [[+]offset [.] [b]]

ARGUMENTS
     [[+]offset [.] [b]]
          Specifies the offset in the file where dumping is to
          commence.  This argument is normally interpreted as
          octal bytes.  If . 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 +.

     -b   Interprets bytes in octal.

     -c   Interprets bytes in ASCII.  Certain nongraphic
          characters appear as C escapes: null=\0, backspace=\b,
          form-feed=\f, newline=\n, return=\r, tab=\t; others
          appear as 3-digit octal numbers.

     -d   Interprets words in unsigned decimal.

     file Specifies the file that is to be dumped.  If no file
          argument is specified, the standard input is used.

     -o   Interprets words in octal.

     -s   Interprets words in signed decimal.

     -x   Interprets words in hex.

DESCRIPTION
     od dumps file in one or more formats as selected by the
     first argument.  If the first argument is missing or an
     illegal flag option is specified, the -o option is default.

     Dumping continues until end-of-file.  If a file contains
     many lines of repeating characters, od represents the
     repeating lines with an asterisk.

EXAMPLES
     The command:

        od -d file +2

     produces an octal dump of file divided up into 32-bit words
     expressed in decimal equivalents with the dump starting
     point offset by 2 octal bytes.



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od(1)                                                       od(1)



FILES
     /bin/od
          Executable file

SEE ALSO
     adb(1), dump(1), nm(1), strings(1)

















































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