hx

Linux

Freedom report

One barScore 5.3

hx is ranked #19 of 31 in hex editors on Freedom251. It runs on Linux.

Compared on hex editors

Product: hx is a hex editor for the terminal written in plain C99 with POSIX libraries.
Dependencies: The project says it has no library dependencies, including no dependency on curses.
Build: The source can be compiled with make, or make all to gzip the man page.
Install: The README says make install installs the binary under /usr/local/bin/ and the man page under /usr/local/man/man1, and notes portability across distributions is uncertain.
Editing: The editor supports byte append, insert, replace, and delete operations.
Navigation: It supports Vim-like hjkl movement, arrow keys, page scrolling, and jumping to the start or end of a file.
Search: The editor can search for byte values and move to the next or previous occurrence.
Undo and redo: The listed keyboard commands include undo and redo.
Command mode: Command mode supports jumping to decimal or hexadecimal offsets, writing, quitting, and setting bytes per line and byte grouping.
Terminal interface: The program uses ANSI escape sequences and initializes the terminal in raw mode.
Configuration: The README wishlist mentions a configuration file for colors or default settings as a possible future addition.
Support: The repository provides GitHub Issues and Discussions links.
License: The repository page identifies an MIT license.

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