dead-ringer

A Rust-based command-line utility designed to compare two binary files, displaying differences by showcasing both hexadecimal and ASCII representations of the differing bytes.

Features

• CLI Diff Viewer for Hex and ASCII.
• Color highlighting for different data types to enhance readability.
• Keyboard navigation enables interactive exploration of differences.
• Displays bit position for focused data, aiding in precise location identification.

Installation

git clone git@github.com:ztroop/dead-ringer.git && cd ./dead-ringer
cargo install --path .

From the AUR

paru -S dead-ringer

Usage

Usage: dring <file1> <file2>

Arguments:
  <file1>  Path to the first binary file
  <file2>  Path to the second binary file

Color Reference

Type of Byte	Color
NULL	Gray
OFFSET	Gray
ASCII Printable	Cyan
ASCII Whitespace	Green
ASCII Other	Green
Non-ASCII	Yellow

Alternatives

If you're looking for a full-featured Hex/ASCII viewer, check out Hexyl!