From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:19:00 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#17367: od command not working correctly ? Resent-From: "Dieter Walz" Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 17367 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 17367@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.139875673512515 (code B ref -1); Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:33:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Apr 2014 07:32:15 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44361 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf2WU-0003Fg-AH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 03:32:15 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44033) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf1Pw-0000yU-HY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:21:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf1Ph-0003LH-Gm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:21:19 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,MIME_HTML_ONLY autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:35327) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf1Ph-0003LD-D1 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:21:09 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45685) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf1PZ-0007UX-TR for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:21:09 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf1PS-0002ww-CD for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:21:01 -0400 Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.17.12]:63659) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf1PR-0002wm-SR for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:20:54 -0400 Received: from [195.212.29.180] by 3capp-webde-bs21 with HTTP; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:20:52 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: From: "Dieter Walz" Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:20:52 +0200 Importance: normal Sensitivity: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:cBeIFIanD0SWW+ZU0FHZKZdiAxK5qdVqwkpBG3fz6kC n6Bi5CaEoJBYZ5E20PvUdgnuVusjiyomVNd1ENFYrWPqrGJAAs Ib6RZr+Q3xt3qYwPuf1dLF8Ws2EWdAcWI5g7QaF41UWC1Vcux9 fMkrVbhBSMXOQFIQ9o8zYM7R0QgThEJE624dFk6zxEnl2wIMcj 241Bq2KQ4kIHBnWqZDNVK+7+ZKQnfbD4bA3NB+wSf32+ptYc9N g0u8H/26DSuhMxV9aT8MzQcA+hBALa0l8vDjuRBlPjuj7D2f7e Y6vD1Fg1X+iiZ/ItLDlyXPcJx6q X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -3.9 (---) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 03:32:12 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.9 (---)
Hi,
I've got a problem with od command; could anyone check, please?
 
After editing and saving a file ...
[de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ cat temp.txt
a1
b2
c3

... I wanted to browse it in hex mode by use of 'od' command, however I failed
to obtain a correct image:
 
[de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ od -t x temp.txt
0000000 620a3161 33630a32 00000a0a
0000012
[de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ od -t x2 temp.txt
0000000 3161 620a 0a32 3363 0a0a
0000012
[de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ od -x temp.txt
0000000 3161 620a 0a32 3363 0a0a
0000012
[de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$

using vi (hex mode) instead, I got what I expected ....
1: 6131 0a62 320a 6333 0a0a                 a1.b2.c3..

Is there an error with od command or do I understand it badly?

Thanks

Dieter

dieter.walz@web.de
From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:19:00 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#17367: od command not working correctly ? Resent-From: =?UTF-8?Q?P=C3=A1draig?= Brady Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:45:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 17367 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Dieter Walz Cc: 17367@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 17367-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B17367.139876109621475 (code B ref 17367); Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:45:02 +0000 Received: (at 17367) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Apr 2014 08:44:56 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44420 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf3ep-0005aH-93 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 04:44:55 -0400 Received: from mail5.vodafone.ie ([213.233.128.176]:12622) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wf3el-0005Zx-Fr for 17367@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 04:44:52 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApQBAB9mX1NtTuXx/2dsb2JhbAANTIcRvwKDD4E1gxkBAQEEIw8BRhALDQsCAgUWCwICCQMCAQIBRQYNAQcBAYhCpFR2o0IXgSmNJgeCb4FKAQOgFI8M Received: from unknown (HELO [192.168.1.79]) ([109.78.229.241]) by mail3.vodafone.ie with ESMTP; 29 Apr 2014 09:44:44 +0100 Message-ID: <535F667B.9020707@draigBrady.com> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:44:43 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?Q?P=C3=A1draig?= Brady User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130110 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) tag 17367 notabug close 17367 stop On 04/29/2014 07:20 AM, Dieter Walz wrote: > Hi, > I've got a problem with od command; could anyone check, please? > > After editing and saving a file ... > [de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ cat temp.txt > a1 > b2 > c3 > ... I wanted to browse it in hex mode by use of 'od' command, however I > failed > to obtain a correct image: > > [de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ od -t x temp.txt > 0000000 620a3161 33630a32 00000a0a > 0000012 > [de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ od -t x2 temp.txt > 0000000 3161 620a 0a32 3363 0a0a > 0000012 > [de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ od -x temp.txt > 0000000 3161 620a 0a32 3363 0a0a > 0000012 > [de139642@oc0027726724 ~]$ > using vi (hex mode) instead, I got what I expected .... > 1: 6131 0a62 320a 6333 0a0a a1.b2.c3.. > Is there an error with od command or do I understand it badly? I added EXAMPLES to the man page a while back, which might be what you want: od -A x -t x1z -v Display hexdump format output I notice the vi hex mode is using big endian 2 byte format. If you do want that, you can get with the version of od in git like: $ od --endian=big -Ax -t x2z -v temp.txt 000000 6131 0a62 320a 6333 0a00 >a1.b2.c3.< Pádraig. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Apr 29 14:35:48 2014 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Apr 2014 18:35:48 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45371 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WfCsd-0005UA-MN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:35:47 -0400 Received: from mail5.vodafone.ie ([213.233.128.176]:61494) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WfCsb-0005Tl-DR for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:35:46 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApwBALvvX1NtTuXx/2dsb2JhbAANTIcRigq4FoE7gxoBAQQjZhgNAgUWCwICCQMCAQIBRRMIAQGIQqUIdqMvF4EpjS0WglmBSgEDoBePDQ Received: from unknown (HELO [192.168.1.79]) ([109.78.229.241]) by mail3.vodafone.ie with ESMTP; 29 Apr 2014 19:35:38 +0100 Message-ID: <535FF0F9.5080400@draigBrady.com> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:35:37 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?UMOhZHJhaWcgQnJhZHk=?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130110 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: control@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: bug#17367: od command not working correctly ? References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) tag 17367 notabug close 17367 stop