Od command on Linux (octal/hexa)

The od command in Linux (Octal and Other Formats) is used to view the content of a file in the formats hexadecimal, octal, ASCII and character names.

The frequently used option is:

-t type: Specifies the type of output that the od command should generate.

Possible types are:

• a: Character name;
• c: ASCII;
• o: Octal;
• x: Hex.

Example:

$ cat > arquivo.txt Linux Certification Ctrl d $ od —t x arquivo.txt 0000000 74726543 63696669 6fe3e761 6e694c20 0000020 00007875 0000022

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