byte-hist is a simple tool that prints a histogram of the bytes of a file.
To install byte-hist, simply run:
$ go get -v github.com/vteromero/byte-hist
Once the get completes, you should find the byte-hist executable inside
$GOPATH/bin.
These are some examples of how you can run byte-hist:
$ ./byte-hist file # print the byte histogram of file
$ ./byte-hist -format=x file # the bytes are printed in hexadecimal format
$ ./byte-hist -sort=asc file # sort by count column in ascending order
$ echo "hello world!" | ./byte-hist # you can use a pipe
For the complete list of available options, just type:
$ ./byte-hist -help