binocle

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"assets/logo.png\" /\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"#examples\"\u003eExamples\u003c/a\u003e \u2022 \n  \u003ca href=\"https://shark.fish/binocle.mp4\"\u003eScreencast\u003c/a\u003e \u2022 \n  \u003ca href=\"#how-it-works\"\u003eHow it works\u003c/a\u003e \u2022 \n  \u003ca href=\"#installation\"\u003eInstallation\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n*binocle* is a graphical tool to visualize binary data.\nIt colorizes bytes according to different rules and renders them as pixels in a rectangular grid.\nThis allows users to identify interesting parts in large files and to reveal image-like regions.\n\n## Examples\n\n| ELF binary | MS Teams memdump | Doom assets | `perf record` samples |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| \u003cimg src=\"assets/example-elf.png\" width=\"200\" /\u003e | \u003cimg src=\"assets/example-teams-memdump.png\" width=\"200\" /\u003e | \u003cimg src=\"assets/example-doom.png\" width=\"200\" /\u003e | \u003cimg src=\"assets/example-perf-record.png\" width=\"200\" /\u003e |\n\n## Preview\n\n[**Watch a short screencast here**](https://shark.fish/binocle.mp4)\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sharkdp/binocle/master/assets/screenshot.png\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"assets/screenshot.png\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n## How it works\n\nThe program allows you to control various parameters like the *offset* into the file, the *stride*,\nthe *width* of the rectangular grid as well as the way in which (groups of) bytes are colorized.\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"assets/binary-view.png\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n## Installation\n\n### On Ubuntu\n\nDownload the appropriate `.deb` package from the [Release page](https://github.com/sharkdp/binocle/releases)\nand install it via `dpkg`:\n```bash\nwget https://github.com/sharkdp/binocle/releases/download/v0.3.1/binocle_0.3.1_amd64.deb\nsudo dpkg -i binocle_0.3.1_amd64.deb\n```\n\n### On Arch Linux\n\nbinocle can be installed from the [extra repository](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/binocle/) using [pacman](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman):\n\n```bash\npacman -S binocle\n```\n\n### From binaries (Linux, macOS, Windows)\n\nDownload the corresponding archive from the [Release page](https://github.com/sharkdp/binocle/releases).\n\n### With car",
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