od Command in Linux: View Files in Octal, Hex, ASCII
The od command in Linux (Octal and Other formats) is used to view the contents of a file in hexadecimal, octal, ASCII formats and character names.
The frequently used option is:
-t type: Specifies the output type that the od command should generate.
The possible types are:
- a: Character name;
- c: ASCII;
- o: Octal;
- x: Hexadecimal.
Example:
$ cat > arquivo.txtCertificação LinuxCtrl d$ od –t x arquivo.txt0000000 74726543 63696669 6fe3e761 6e694c200000020 000078750000022Learn much more about Linux in our online course. You can enroll here. If you already have an account, or want to create one, just log in or create your user here.
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