SYD-HEX(1)                  General Commands Manual                 SYD-HEX(1)

NAME
       syd-hex - Hex-encode/decode the given file or standard input

SYNOPSIS
       syd-hex [-hdeflsC] <file|->

DESCRIPTION
       Given a file, hex-encode the file and print.

       Given no positional arguments or "-" as argument, hex-encode standard
       input and print.

       Use -d to hex-decode rather than encode.

       Use -s with -d to hex-decode data with newline-delimited chunks.

       Use -C with -s to warn and continue in case of read or encoding errors.

       Use -f to force print decoded hex to TTY (insecure). By default,
       decoded hex output is not written to standard output if it's attached
       to a TTY.

       Use -l <human-size> to exit after size bytes are read.

       Use -l <line-count> with -s to exit after count lines are read.

OPTIONS

       -h                          Display help.
       -d                          Hex-decode.
       -e                          Hex-encode (default).
       -f, --force-tty             Force output to TTY (insecure).
       -l <human-size>             Exit after size bytes are read.
       -l <line-count>             Exit after count lines are read in stream
                                   mode.
       -s, --stream                Enable stream mode with -d when data is
                                   hex-decoded with newline-delimited chunks.
       -C, --continue-on-failure   Continue in case of read or encoding errors
                                   in stream mode.


SEE ALSO
       syd(1), syd(2), syd(5), tty(1)

       syd homepage: https://sydbox.exherbo.org/

AUTHORS
       Maintained by Ali Polatel. Up-to-date sources can be found at
       https://gitlab.exherbo.org/sydbox/sydbox.git and bugs/patches can be
       submitted to https://gitlab.exherbo.org/groups/sydbox/-/issues. Discuss
       in #sydbox on Libera Chat or in #sydbox:mailstation.de on Matrix.

                                  2026-01-24                        SYD-HEX(1)